Sacré TImaniac, toujours prêt à faire de l'agit-prop' contre OpenDocument en mélant le vrai, le possible et le faux.
Enfin, par rapport à tes oppositions d'il y a quelques mois, il y a bien du progrès. Auparavant tu alléguais des soi-disant défauts d'OpenDocument, maintenant tu sembles reconnaitre que c'est bien, mais que ce n'est peut-être pas le seul à être bien.
Bon, ben passons-en à l'évaluation du format de Microsoft Office 2003 qui figure juste après
The Office 2003 Office Reference Schema is an XML based file format which has been published and will be licensed royalty free with minimum restrictions. This bodes well for interoperability; nevertheless, there remain a number of issues:
In these circumstances, the network effects risk driving an increasing dependency on unique file formats and by extension a dependency on specific software products. To date, the Microsoft Office 2003 XML reference schemas are incomplete and do not include definitions for presentation material, such as a XML representation for PowerPoint. Therefore, this proposed solution as an open file format does not alter the status quo.
The most significant concern is that WordML is not really the document format of Microsoft products.The underlying file formats remain .doc; .xls, and .ppt . These are the formats in which files are stored when an end user clicks “save”. User intervention is required if the user wants to avoid saving a file in .doc, .xls or .ppt and save the file in WordML. The WordML format will never be used in significant volume as long as .doc and related formats are the defaults.
Word itself has long had the ability to save documents in various formats including 3 web formats, RTF, 3 variations of plain text, 6 versions of word, 5 versions of WordPerfect, and 2 versions of works.
The reality is that the default setting and the network effect of the
requirements for file interchange forces end users towards adoption of the default binary file formats. Should government department applications be allowed to bias users to one particular format by specific auto save functions?
A second issue is that a mixture of proprietary data with the XML file format could hinder interoperability. In some situations, tags such as like , where proprietary, platform specific, non portable information which is unreadable, is mixed with the OfficeXML render the document non-portable. The net effect of these extensions is that vendors can restrict other applications from properly viewing, accessing and manipulating a file created with their application. The result is a potential extension of the network effect based control that a vendor may have, introduce compatibility problems, and thus reduce a government’s choice and flexibility.
Thirdly, the format is licensed and not “controlled by an open industry organisation with a welldefined inclusive process for evolution of the standard”. There is no open process for requirements definition and prioritisation, which allows Microsoft the right to modify the specification without consultation. This seems to introduce considerable leverage and a competitive advantage as a result of that control. This means that the playing field is not yet level and that maximum value, choice and flexibility are not being delivered to public administrations.
Finally, there are legal concerns regarding the terms under which Office XML file formats can be used by other developers. The right unilaterally to change the licensing terms is the most disconcerting. There is room for real concern that competitive software development efforts could be impeded by legal means. Legal advice concerning this issue is recommend as per any large scale implementation.
Voilà, ca c'est la situation actuelle de Microsoft Office.
Il n'y a qu'une partie de ces tares qui est réglée par Microsoft Office 2007, qui n'est utilisé encore par personne, a 0% de part de marché, coûtera très cher, et sera supporté principalement par Microsoft Office. Avec OpenDocument, on a plusieurs années d'expérience, toute une gamme de produits qui le supporte dès aujourd'hui.
[^] # Re: Excellent
Posté par Sarpedon . En réponse à la dépêche Le format OpenDocument approuvé par l'ISO. Évalué à 8.
Enfin, par rapport à tes oppositions d'il y a quelques mois, il y a bien du progrès. Auparavant tu alléguais des soi-disant défauts d'OpenDocument, maintenant tu sembles reconnaitre que c'est bien, mais que ce n'est peut-être pas le seul à être bien.
Bon, ben passons-en à l'évaluation du format de Microsoft Office 2003 qui figure juste après
Voilà, ca c'est la situation actuelle de Microsoft Office.
Il n'y a qu'une partie de ces tares qui est réglée par Microsoft Office 2007, qui n'est utilisé encore par personne, a 0% de part de marché, coûtera très cher, et sera supporté principalement par Microsoft Office. Avec OpenDocument, on a plusieurs années d'expérience, toute une gamme de produits qui le supporte dès aujourd'hui.
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