[Fsf-friends] Say No to ECMA OOXML at BIS

Anivar Aravind anivar@[EMAIL-PROTECTED]
Wed Jul 11 17:13:22 IST 2007


Microsoft Office Open XML (MSOOXML) Formula definitions are maybe wrong.
This essay debunk the myth that MSOOXML is superior to the Open Document
Format (ODF) because it include a 324 page "Formula Definition".

http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/formula-for-failure.html

Some of those errors are quite stupid other are probably less of a
problem, following is a demonstration on one function (ceiling)

http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/07/mathematically-.html


Rob says:
here [1] MS repeats again the same affirmation:
"Ecma 376 contains full documentation for spreadsheet formulas"

Yes, i know: Full documentation for Microsoft and ECMA = copy and paste 
of Excel formula Online Help

[1] 
http://www.odfalliance.in/files/Comments%20on%20Additional%20Points%20received%20from%20the%20WordML%20Working%20Group.pdf 
Page 4, item 9b)

retrieved from http://www.odfalliance.in/OOXML.html

-- 
Anivar Aravind
moving Republic
Peringavu.P.O
Thrissur-18
Kerala
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-- 
Anivar Aravind
moving Republic
Peringavu.P.O
Thrissur-18
Kerala
http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/about



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