Is ODF the new RTF or the new .DOC? Can it be both? Do we need either?
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Open Standards
October 20, 2008
Is ODF the new RTF or the new .DOC? Can it be both? I suggest that perhaps the looming challenge for document standards is not in deciding or developing perfect formats, but in integrating the packaged world of documents with the fragmented world of web resources. ...First, a potted history of the document format landscape over last 25 years...
