OpenOffice & XML

TC formed to implement an XML spec

[lorax]

Microsoft has their XDocs product (due out mid-late 2003) and now OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is forming a Technical Committee to "... create an open, XML-based file format specification for office applications."

The TC has put out the call for participants. To learn more go here:

[oasis-open.org...]

[dingman]

Can't they just adopt .sxw and be done with it?

[lorax]

dingman,
I'm not sure. The .sxw format seems to be applicable only to the files created by the Writer. OpenOffice has an XML FAQ [xml.openoffice.org...] that might help but I'm can't tell why they have a new initiative when it appears that OpenOffice already has the ability to save documents in XML format.

I read that they will be following the Dublin Core XML standards which is a good thing. How that differs from what they already have I can't say.