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Jonathan Roberts wrote: > I would also make it clear the proprietary formats don't garuntee that > you'll always be able to read documents produced in it: if Microsoft > decided to end support for .doc that would really screw anyone up whos spend hours putting together a time capsule to be dug up in 100 years time, as people then won't have the ability to read the files, where as with open formats, the spec can be included in plain asc text, so computers in 100 years can perhaps still read these open format files. Paul >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iQCVAwUBRt8H2K8rFab7RHqhAQL4GwP9H2KBlhZojkTE0ohi4wlvw7xTp2BM5bWi >> eQbpRdS2DU6NF8wk4MI+DurBDHEcogGXuOvv4a70rxiT+icAXMrCOzf4ypNXSW7x >> vAcUebWztZ3tg6v+hleTxehtufnVIawQ07TYy3x1t4iYCg2LpkJQVxPQMLdNewp6 >> ds8SENd6GXE= >> =N6Wu >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html >> >> >> > > -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org Events 15th September 2007 - Software Freedom Day 20th October 2007 - Lug clustering meeting. 18th October 2007 - Ubuntu 7.10 release date 28th October - Penzance Computers meet 11th November. Penzance Computers meet details on lug site, www.dcglug.org.uk under meetings. visit us on IRC - irc.phractured.net / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html