I think you will enjoy this graphic. Click for a larger view. This is a chart of all of the standards that ODF 1.2 refers to, what we standards geeks call "normative references". A normative reference takes definitions and requirements from one … [Continue reading] about ODF Ingredients
Green IT is concerned with approaches to information technology that reduce the environmental impact from the manufacture, use and disposal of computers and peripherals. Occasionally I am asked whether Open Document Format (ODF) has any … [Continue reading] about Is ODF Green?
How to be a data journalist | News | guardian.co.uk tags: statistics New ISO standard for special math functions A good example of how ISO fails to encourage harmonized standards. These function definitions would be perfect for … [Continue reading] about Weekly Links #23
By now I'm sure you have all heard the news of the Document Foundation and LibreOffice. Personally, I'm still sorting this out. I have good friends, as well as good professional relations, on both sides of this split. They're all "good guys" in … [Continue reading] about LibreOffice: The newest member of the ODF family
Jochen Friedrich's Open Blog: European Parliament takes clear stance on openness in the context of completing the internal market "More specifically, the parliament clearly requires the use of an open standard in the area of document formats. As … [Continue reading] about Weekly Links #22