Comment on Why doesn't more software support ODF / ODS files?
porcoesphino@mander.xyz 1 week agoYeah, I get why Microsofts formats are entrenched
I don’t so much get why they aren’t mostly export formats since:
- A proprietary format seems like it would be more error prone to use as the only format you edit documents in
- I presumed there would be some overhead like fees to using microsoft formats
- With governments caring more about digital sovereignty, I thought there would be better placed suppliers
I guess #3 will just take time and to them there is risk that Trump leaves and everyone goes back to Microsoft
9point6@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Oh, I feel like I’ve gotta let you know the (post 2003/7?) Microsoft formats are technically “open” in that the spec is available for anyone to implement
They saw ODF coming and made sure to kneecap any advantage
#3 is an incredibly recent development. You don’t need to go back even half a decade before everyone was happily gargling Microsoft
porcoesphino@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Ah! They are open? Partly my bad then. I also wondered if ODF was written in a way that prohibited online collaboration, or at least made it very expensive.
Yeah, on #3 I think I misremembered how far back France started using open source. Hopefully this means more ODF native options
adarza@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
not that microsoft actually follows those standards 100%.