Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> OpenDocument Version 1.1 Becomes OASIS Standard
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| OASIS has said that its members have approved version 1.1 of the
>| Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) as an
>| OASIS Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of
>| ratification.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Application/OpenDocument_Version_11_Becomes_OASIS_Standard
>
I particularly liked this quote:
"We are thrilled with the progress to date," said Curtis Chong,
president of the National (...) of the Blind in Computer
Science. "Our views changed over time. OpenDocument is no
longer a thing to be feared, as we once thought. The OASIS
process exemplifies what should be done if true accessibility
to both a document format and the tools to manipulate it are to
be achieved."
Now, I wonder why they were fearing an open format? Could it be that a
certain proprietary software company had got there first, and, perish
the thought, lied to them?
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