Comments on: Let’s all use the OpenDocument Format http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/ A blog on Technology Convergence Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:57:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Raj http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-48129 Raj Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:51:28 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-48129 Does this motto exist? "Changing the world, one document at a time" or "Changing mauritius, one document at a time" :-) I wish I could see less of MS Word and MS Excel files cluttering the www.gov.mu site ... Does this motto exist?
“Changing the world, one document at a time” or
“Changing mauritius, one document at a time” :-)

I wish I could see less of MS Word and MS Excel files cluttering the http://www.gov.mu site …

]]> By: Joe http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-45212 Joe Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:06:00 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-45212 I've a question - What if we all use basic XHTML? Oh fsck! I just realised that the W3C compliancy from browsers sucks! bez sa! comment dire mo bizin server RTF for quite some time. I’ve a question – What if we all use basic XHTML? Oh fsck! I just realised that the W3C compliancy from browsers sucks!
bez sa! comment dire mo bizin server RTF for quite some time.

]]> By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-45133 avinash Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:43:18 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-45133 Hi, You'll find my email <a href="http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/avinash/curriculum-vitae/" rel="nofollow">here</a>... BTW, I am not talking about open source documents but, rather, documents saved using an open document format. It's not the same thing :-) Hi,

You’ll find my email here…

BTW, I am not talking about open source documents but, rather, documents saved using an open document format. It’s not the same thing :-)

]]> By: Anascrash04 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-45128 Anascrash04 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:07:21 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-45128 hi avinash i need to talk to you what's your email btw? yeah open source documents will surely overule microsoft one day hi avinash i need to talk to you what’s your email btw?

yeah open source documents will surely overule microsoft one day

]]> By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44941 avinash Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44941 Of course, most will still save in .DOC or in OOXML format (as they basically don't care). Those caring about what they write (and, here, I am thinking about those who do original research work) should really think of using an open document format whether it's ODF or Latex or plain text. As for "Mauriciens couyons mem zote!", I am not too sure about that generalization. Granted, most Mauritians are dumb (as are most Americans or most Indians for that matter) but you still have very creative and intelligent people here :-) In a way, it's the same thing for Linux. I won't ever try to make everyone adopt Linux. It's futile. It's better to try to convince the creative or intelligent people. It's bound to be easier as they are generally more open to change... Of course, most will still save in .DOC or in OOXML format (as they basically don’t care). Those caring about what they write (and, here, I am thinking about those who do original research work) should really think of using an open document format whether it’s ODF or Latex or plain text.

As for “Mauriciens couyons mem zote!”, I am not too sure about that generalization. Granted, most Mauritians are dumb (as are most Americans or most Indians for that matter) but you still have very creative and intelligent people here :-)

In a way, it’s the same thing for Linux. I won’t ever try to make everyone adopt Linux. It’s futile. It’s better to try to convince the creative or intelligent people. It’s bound to be easier as they are generally more open to change…

]]> By: Joe http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44935 Joe Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:42:28 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44935 btw, Mauritius ABSTAINED!!! Nobody gives a shit! The mas uses pirated ms office anyway! Viva the IC3 programme! btw, Mauritius ABSTAINED!!! Nobody gives a shit! The mas uses pirated ms office anyway! Viva the IC3 programme!

]]> By: Joe http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44932 Joe Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:40:55 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44932 LOL - Though there's a plugin for ODF to be used in Ms. Office, and of course, there's the free Ms. Office, you can't expect Mauritius to switch to ODF. Most users use pirated Ms. Office and if you ask a novice in what format he/she will save a text document, the latter will reply "doc!" And as soon as major mass sales companies (Cash and Carry for e.g) will start sticking stickers of Ms. Office 2K7 and Vista SP1 (users currently have a choice - XP + Office 2K3), everywhere, new users incl. students in secondary schools (IC3 programme la marrri bon dire toi!) will save in OOXML - docx for text documents. Maurice sa! pas lot pays! ici ena sinathambou man! Li p amene IC3 avec so promotion microsoft! ici broadband starts @ 128 KBps LOL. OOXML and MS for Mauritius - that's all you'll get! It's a dark future but what can you do? Mauriciens couyons mem zote! But it's good to have faith. Sorry, for the dark picture - had to bring you back to reality. BTW, Ms. Office 2K3 serves the needs of many. I have to run Visio and Project via Wine - can't live without those. LOL – Though there’s a plugin for ODF to be used in Ms. Office, and of course, there’s the free Ms. Office, you can’t expect Mauritius to switch to ODF.
Most users use pirated Ms. Office and if you ask a novice in what format he/she will save a text document, the latter will reply “doc!”
And as soon as major mass sales companies (Cash and Carry for e.g) will start sticking stickers of Ms. Office 2K7 and Vista SP1 (users currently have a choice – XP + Office 2K3), everywhere, new users incl. students in secondary schools (IC3 programme la marrri bon dire toi!) will save in OOXML – docx for text documents.
Maurice sa! pas lot pays! ici ena sinathambou man! Li p amene IC3 avec so promotion microsoft! ici broadband starts @ 128 KBps LOL.
OOXML and MS for Mauritius – that’s all you’ll get! It’s a dark future but what can you do? Mauriciens couyons mem zote!
But it’s good to have faith. Sorry, for the dark picture – had to bring you back to reality. BTW, Ms. Office 2K3 serves the needs of many. I have to run Visio and Project via Wine – can’t live without those.

]]> By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44929 avinash Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:17:48 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44929 It is implementable on any platform as it has been described using the <a href="http://relaxng.org/" rel="nofollow">Relax NG</a> schema language for XML. It is implementable on any platform as it has been described using the Relax NG schema language for XML.

]]> By: Ashesh R http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44909 Ashesh R Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:01:07 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44909 "OpenDocument benefits from separation of concerns by separating the content, styles, metadata and application settings into four separate XML files." It sounds nearly same for web standards: separating content from style (css). "The OpenDocument standard meets the common definitions of an open standard, meaning the specification is freely available and implementable." How is it implementable? “OpenDocument benefits from separation of concerns by separating the content, styles, metadata and application settings into four separate XML files.”

It sounds nearly same for web standards: separating content from style (css).

“The OpenDocument standard meets the common definitions of an open standard, meaning the specification is freely available and implementable.”
How is it implementable?

]]> By: lolocse http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44885 lolocse Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:28:41 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2007/09/05/lets-all-use-the-opendocument-format/#comment-44885 I migrated to Open-Office the day I installed Office2k7 on my workplace's PC and I found the new $h!t they lay! Man,how can lamda users migrate from a standard version of Office 9x-2003 and come with such drastical shortcut icons and menus.I save my docs in odt format on OO.The drawback is when you're bound to administrative restrictions upon installation on workstations and to work only on m.office platform,there's no possibility of compatibility format;i mean you can't decode *.odt files with M.Office. I migrated to Open-Office the day I installed Office2k7 on my workplace’s PC and I found the new $h!t they lay! Man,how can lamda users migrate from a standard version of Office 9x-2003 and come with such drastical shortcut icons and menus.I save my docs in odt format on OO.The drawback is when you’re bound to administrative restrictions upon installation on workstations and to work only on m.office platform,there’s no possibility of compatibility format;i mean you can’t decode *.odt files with M.Office.

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