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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Aaron Trevena wrote: > On 06/01/07, Neil Stone <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Sorry, this time I am on the side of the non-free world.. (not often you >> will hear me say that) > > This is why a real open standard, unencumbered by patents and > royalties actually works - I can use free software and (unlike word > documents in openoffice, or even between versions of ms office itself) > know that it will look identical whether I open it in xpdf or somebody > else uses acroread, regardless of platform. > > ODF will provide the same benefits but with different features and > pros and cons. > > I'll take an open standard, over a de facto one any day. > > A. > Totally agree, but how long before everyone can use them, before they're implemented in to major packaged (Office, CAD etc) and "just work" ? - -- Neil Stone Systems Administrator FlashTek UK - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d+(++) s: a-(?) C++++(--) UL++++$ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o+ w--- O M PS+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+ X+ R+ tv+ b- DI++ D+++ G e h--- r+++ y++++(**) - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFoN7Oz3Av8JKgzxQRAr2lAKCRK8+T0eme267CzOteY7GgWDsXoACeJ1gO BJa6uwweIzrvr198ZCHB3c0= =gkdm -----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