On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:35:27 +0300 David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm using Abiword, which recommends using RTF for document exchange > > with non-Abi users. I'm trying to understand whether RTF is an open > > standard. Wikipedia [0] claims that it's proprietary. This article > > [1] points out that it has the same status as PDF. I can't imagine > > that Abi would recommend a non-open standard, and even prefer it to ODF > > (OASIS / XML) [2]. What does it even mean for a file format to be > > open? That the creator can't restrict its use? That the spec has been > > published? > > > > [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format > > [1] http://www.tkachenko.com/blog/archives/000657.html > > [2] http://www.abisource.com/mailinglists/abiword-dev/2003/Apr/0167.html > > As I have said, RTF is Microsoft's language and maintaining RTF readers is > chasing a moving target. However, there is a document published specifying > the language and sticking to that should work. Problem is all the proprietary > stuff that gets added in my Microsoft (and others). > > RTF can go in and out of Word, Abiword, Kword, Openoffice. Each has its > problems but it can be done. RTF was the intermediary for most all of the > Dagesh/Accent filters as well. > > Microsoft does not restrict its use to my knowledge. > > Note: SQL is also theirs so their initiating a standard (even if they fudge > it > all the time) does not make it unacceptable! Thanks. This confirms what I had begun to conclude. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator
