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News (7)

• UNIX group wants money to take on OOXML

  A group of UK open-source advocates is seeking donations so it can continue its fight against the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format.

• UK open-sourcers beg to differ on OOXML result

  The British Standards Institution has been taken to court by a group of Unix users in an attempt to get the standards body to recant its approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format.

• OOXML ratification may be delayed after objection

  The official standardisation of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format could be delayed after a formal objection letter was lodged. The letter claimed that OOXML's approval process " harmed the reputations of both ISO and IEC.

• ODF finally defeats OOXML in document format war?

  Microsoft will add native support to Office 2007 for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) instead of OOXML because of compatibility issues but Microsoft refuses to admit that ODF has won the document format war.

• Microsoft publishes 'incomplete' OOXML specs

  Microsoft has been accused of publishing "incomplete" specifications for its Office file format binaries.

Features and Case Studies (2)

• Can Microsoft be trusted on OOXML covenants?

  Developers wanting to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.

• Microsoft opens up: Everything you need to know

  The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source?

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