[Opensource] OpenOffice saving in XP

[Cameron Bell]

I want to be fully informed of the implications of moving the school 
over to open file formats via a shift to Open Office.
If we move to Open Office and odt files etc, only to find that it can no 
longer support MS docs down the track then I want to know. "Unofficial" 
support won't cut it with the skeptics. I want to move away from MS 
Office as OO gives greater accessibility to students on low income. Can 
you imagine if the current "selling point" of being able work with both 
file formats was suddenly lost?

victor rajewski wrote:
> Just wondering, why are you concerned about this? If you are concerned
> about data longevity, use open document format. AFAIK there is even a
> filter to open these files in microsoft office. If push were to come
> to shove, worst case would be that openoffice would officially cease
> to support MS office files. There would still be unofficial support as
> the source is out there. Your ODF files would be safe.
>
> vik
>
> On 5/1/07, Cameron Bell <bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>> Just wondering, does Open Offices' ability to save as XP/2000  etc
>> contravene any patent laws etc that could be enforced by MS down the 
>> track?
>> Just sussing out the file-format longevity/archiving thing. If you have
>> any documentation or websites that clarify this bookmarked, could you
>> pass them on?
>> Ta
>> Cameron
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