Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

Well, it is always good to promote ODF, but if you work in a business 
environment, you cannot get away from MSO's file formats.  I create the 
documents in LO and save my copy in ODF, but I still have to send 
editable files to some people who's business or agency has not or cannot 
switch to LO.  So for these people/businesses/agencies, I need to send 
them MSO file formatted documents.

Promote LO and ODF, but you still have to deal with those who have not 
switched over to LO and/or ODF.  Most government agencies [USA] at all 
levels are not "allowed" to use any other office package but MSO AND are 
forbidden to install software on their computers, including 
screen-savers and such.  I know of one that will not allow the use of 
USB devices as well.  So, until everyone switches to ODF, we must 
continue to save some of our documents to MSO formates and send them off 
to others.

On 04/17/2012 07:50 AM, e-letter wrote:
> Readers,
>
> M$ is allegedly seeking to invest in "interoperability" and open
> source: 
> http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/microsoft-forms-subsidiary-engage-open-source-communities-190790.
>
> Perhaps more for 'Groklaw', but isn't this a potential trojan horse to
> pollute GPLv3? We will see true "interoperability" only when odf and
> openformula become the defaults within m$o. Until then, please avoid
> creation of m$ formats using LO and continue to promote odf.


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