Another step forward for ODF. After gaining ISO approval in May, and Publication status in December, ISO/IEC 26300 is now counted among ISO's "Freely Available Standards". What is the significance of this? The text is identical to what it was in … [Continue reading] about ODF Freely Available
The Case for a Single Document Format: Part I
This will be a multi-part post, mixing in a little economics, a little history and a little technology — an intellectual smörgåsbord — attempting to make the argument that a single document format is the inevitable and desired outcome. In Part I … [Continue reading] about The Case for a Single Document Format: Part I
Fast Track. Wrong Direction.
The idea was to make the C++ programming language work better in Microsoft's .NET framework. It started off as the Managed Extensions for C++, first available in 2000, and later in Visual Studio .NET 2003. Managed Extensions were reformulated in … [Continue reading] about Fast Track. Wrong Direction.
Document Migrations
If you've been around this business for a while, you've seen your share of migrations. New operating systems, new networks, new hardware, even new document formats. I'd like to share some recollections of one such migration, and then some suggest a … [Continue reading] about Document Migrations
Compatibility According to Humpty Dumpty
‘I don't know what you mean by “glory,” ’ Alice said.Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. ‘Of course you don't — till I tell you. I meant “there's a nice knock-down argument for you!” ’‘But “glory” doesn't mean “a nice knock-down argument,” ’ Alice … [Continue reading] about Compatibility According to Humpty Dumpty