Comments on: Microsoft becoming more open? http://www.tomrafteryit.net/microsoft-becoming-more-open/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:53:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: EWI http://www.tomrafteryit.net/microsoft-becoming-more-open/#comment-2687 EWI Thu, 24 Nov 2005 23:45:36 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=497#comment-2687 Tom, I fully expect there to be a significant sting in the tail on both these for competitors. Just how many times have we seen Microsoft pull this exact same trick over the years? When do they start losing the benefit of the doubt? Tom, I fully expect there to be a significant sting in the tail on both these for competitors. Just how many times have we seen Microsoft pull this exact same trick over the years? When do they start losing the benefit of the doubt?

]]> By: Russell Page http://www.tomrafteryit.net/microsoft-becoming-more-open/#comment-2680 Russell Page Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:33:07 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=497#comment-2680 <strong>Microsoft to standardize office format</strong> As I guy who works in the busines of public relations, Iam struggling to figure out why NextPage came out with an announcement that it is working with Microsoft to standardize the Office format. Hello! This was the day before the launch of the XBOX ... Microsoft to standardize office format

As I guy who works in the busines of public relations, Iam struggling to figure out why NextPage came out with an announcement that it is working with Microsoft to standardize the Office format.
Hello! This was the day before the launch of the XBOX …

]]> By: Ed Byrne http://www.tomrafteryit.net/microsoft-becoming-more-open/#comment-2668 Ed Byrne Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:18:29 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=497#comment-2668 I think opening the Office format will be great - aside from providing us with greater choice (Pages / Keynote / Open Office), think of the benefits to 3rd world countries that can't afford Office but need to use the documents. I posted on it <a href="http://http://www.bdminnovate.com/journal/2005/11/22/ms-to-open-office-file-formats-3rd-world-rejoice/"></a> I think opening the Office format will be great - aside from providing us with greater choice (Pages / Keynote / Open Office), think of the benefits to 3rd world countries that can’t afford Office but need to use the documents.

I posted on it

]]> By: hostyle http://www.tomrafteryit.net/microsoft-becoming-more-open/#comment-2667 hostyle Wed, 23 Nov 2005 10:09:47 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=497#comment-2667 The licensing is still not compatible with the GPL, so don't expect SSE to be incorporated in any of the major OSS blogging / RSS tools. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#OtherLicenses "Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 license This is a copyleft free license meant for artistic works and entertainment works. Please don't use it for software or documentation, since it is incompatible with the GNU GPL and with the GNU FDL." The licensing is still not compatible with the GPL, so don’t expect SSE to be incorporated in any of the major OSS blogging / RSS tools.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#OtherLicenses

“Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 license

This is a copyleft free license meant for artistic works and entertainment works. Please don’t use it for software or documentation, since it is incompatible with the GNU GPL and with the GNU FDL.”

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