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Posted to dev@poi.apache.org by Jason Harrop <jh...@gmail.com> on 2008/01/17 02:38:32 UTC
Binary Format-to-ISO/IEC JTC 1 DIS 29500 Translator Project
Brian Jones writes, at
http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2008/01/16/mapping-documents-in-the-binary-format-doc-xls-ppt-to-the-open-xml-format.aspx
To make it even easier for third party conversion of Binary
Format-to-DIS 29500, Microsoft agreed to:
* Initiate a Binary Format-to-ISO/IEC JTC 1 DIS 29500 Translator
Project on the open source software development web site SourceForge
(http://sourceforge.net/ ) in collaboration with independent software
vendors. The Translator Project will create software tools, plus
guidance, showing how a document written using the Binary Formats can
be translated to DIS 29500. The Translator will be available under
the open source Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) license, and
anyone can use the mapping, submit bugs and feedback, or contribute to
the Project.
What involvement might we wish to have in this?
cheers
Jason
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Re: Binary Format-to-ISO/IEC JTC 1 DIS 29500 Translator Project
Posted by Nick Burch <ni...@torchbox.com>.
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, Jason Harrop wrote:
> What involvement might we wish to have in this?
I'm not sure, it'll be interesting to see what licence, language and
structure they go for. If it's something suitable, we could certainly
offer to help out
The thing that I found most interesting in the blog post was:
"Nevertheless, in response to requests for even easier access to the
Binary Formats, Microsoft has agreed to remove any intermediate steps
necessary to get the documentation, and will post it and make it
directly available for a direct download on the Microsoft web site.
Microsoft will also make the Binary Formats subject to its Open
Specification Promise (see www.microsoft.com/interop/osp) by February
15, 2008."
So it looks like from next month, we'll be able to get some up-to-date
specs for xls, and some decent specs for doc and ppt, all under a licence
we can use. Should hopefully allow us to enhance our support
Nick
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