For a couple of years I've been trying to find a good way to share and discuss news, articles, blog posts, etc., about open standards. I'm not very pleased with the results. I've tried putting out weekly links of relevant articles on my blog. … [Continue reading] about Invitation: Join the “openstandards” sub-reddit
The Legacy of OpenOffice.org
When I hear the word "fork", I reach for my gun. OK. Maybe it is not that bad. But in the open source world, "fork" is a loaded term. It can, of course, be an expression of a basic open source freedom. But it can also represent "fighting … [Continue reading] about The Legacy of OpenOffice.org
Introducing: the Simple Java API for ODF
The Announcement The first public release of the new Simple Java API for ODF is now available for download. This API radically simplifies common document automation tasks, allowing you to perform tasks in a few lines of code that would require … [Continue reading] about Introducing: the Simple Java API for ODF
ODF Plugfest — Brussels
A couple of weeks ago I was in Brussels to participate in the 4th ODF Plugfest. I planned on writing up a nice long post about it. But right when I started to draft this blog post, I came across an excellent article in LWN.net by Koen Vervloesem … [Continue reading] about ODF Plugfest — Brussels
Weekly Links #24
Sean McGrath: KLISS: Author/edit sub-systems in legislative environments "KLISS [Kansas Legislative Information Services System] makes extensive use of ODF for units of information in the asset repository. " tags: ODF Here there be … [Continue reading] about Weekly Links #24