11.24.07
Quick Mention: Another Large Software Maker Supports OpenDocument Format
I have always been in the MATLAB camp myself, but it reassuring to find that Wolfram now supports OpenDocument format in its product, Mathematica. Via Groklaw:
Note Mathematica is claiming full import/export for ODF. Here’s the import explanation, and note the lovely graphic. And here’s the import/export page, showing all the other formats it can handle. I wonder if this could be used for our tables conversion work on monthly statements in the bankruptcy? Even if not, it’s another application on the list of applications that support ODF.
That’s a nice addition to many others (some examples below). █
- ODF Alliance hails record growth in application support for ODF
- ODF a National Standard in Korea
- Obama Voices Support for ODF
- Open IT has arrived: US presidential candidates campaigning for it
- Malaysia formally embraces open doc format
- Government of Japan Embraces Open Software Standards
- Netherlands Picks ODF
- Opendocument_adoption
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.