On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:58:50 -0500, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:52:59 -0800, Tim Smith wrote:
>
>> ODF 1.0 spec, section 9.3.3, specifies how to embed binary OLE objects
>> in ODF drawings.
>>
>> An application can include arbitrary binary data in an ODF document by
>> including an element in a namespace other than those namespaces listed
>> in section 1.3 of the ODF 1.0 spec, and putting an
>> office_process-element attribute with a value of "false" on that
>> element. See section 1.5. Note also you can put binary data inside an
>> <office:meta> element.
>>
>> How come you never mention any of this when you are writing your FUD
>> about OOXML binary data?
>
> It's simple, Roy doesn't actually understand anything about what he writes.
> He's simply a robot that parrots other peoples words, and can't seem to
> come up with any of his own arguments. Therefore, when he reads someone
> else arguing against something that fits with his view of the world, he
> assumes it MUST be the gods honest truth, and never once considers that the
> same thing might be true of his side of the coin.
That's obvious once you actually listen to Roy Schestowitz trying to
present his points.
Here he is discussing OOXML with some others who obviously know far more
about the subject than he does....
http://www.linux.com/feature/122470
> The funny thing is, if ODF had received 1/10th of the scrutiny that OOXML
> has received, it would be a far better format.
Ironic isn't it?
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
Please visit The Hall of Linux Idiots:
http://linuxidiots.blogspot.com/
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