KDE Joins ODF Alliance 50
UseFree.org writes "The position of the OpenDocument Format (ODF) was strengthened today when the free & open source K Desktop Environment (KDE) announced that it has joined the ODF Alliance. KDE developer David Faure has been instrumental in developing the OpenDocument standard, which is already implemented in KOffice, KDE's office suite. Faure says: 'The fact that KOffice provides an independent implementation of the OpenDocument file format, and was able to take part in its specification, proves that OpenDocument is actually a standard, not just a rubber stamp on Sun's OpenOffice file format. What makes an open standard is not merely approval by a committee, but independent implementations.'"
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I adore your sig, btw.
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a KOffice user can mail an ODF much like today people mail Word documents (and it will be just as annoying)
Yes, it will be annoying, but there's no stopping people from doing this. Wouldn't you rather get something you're sure you can open (ODF) as opposed to a Word file that isn't compatible with your version of Word?
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Safari? (Score:5, Interesting)
Could this mean that Safari, which is based on Konqueror, might be able to at least view ODF files?
I think ODF could take off if Macs could effectively use them. I don't see any disadvantage to Apple at all to include KOffice or OpenOffice so that Apple users have something to use even if they don't buy (or more likely, pirate) MS Office.
Also, Google/GMail should support this format! Why not? They allow viewing of MS Word documents as HTML, why not an
iWork! (Score:2)
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Also, Google/GMail should support this format! Why not? They allow viewing of MS Word documents as HTML, why not an .odt? That would help a lot.
If you want to suggest this to Google you can send in a suggestion [google.com].
Re:Safari? (Score:3, Interesting)
(Sadly, because I'm not a Lotus fan. I usually cheer when we move tools out of Lotus.)
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KOffice is separate from Konqueror. Konq. can view KOffice files by embedding (KParts?) objects.
So no, I don't think so.
That said, Apple could/should at least support ODF in the Preview app. if not in Pages.
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The good news is that KDE 4.0 will run natively on OS X, which means that all the KDE applications, like K Office, will run natively.
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You will probably have to install KWord. If you have that, Konqueror already opens kwd. When KWord does ODF, it will work in Konqueror.
KWord, by the way, is a nice word processor. One of the main authors worked on LyX and the influence shows. KWord already works by styles and is extremely flexible and light for such an easy to use GUI word processor. Like all gnu/linux word processors, KWord makes it ea
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Food for thought (Score:2)
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the Horde?! (Score:2)
Apple Says goodbye to AppleWorks, Hello to... (Score:3, Interesting)
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FWIW, my Intel iMac shipped with a trial version of iWork only (I think -- it might have had an MS Office trial too, but if it did I deleted it immediately).
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KOffice is growing up (Score:2)
Now, with version 1.5, it's pretty much as their site says, "the most comprehensive office suite in existence". From what I have seen, the only place where they are still lagging is in import/export filters. Otherwise, while they are still playing catch-up with OpenOffice, Abiword, and Gnumeric in some areas, they are evolving and improving much faster than the others. Let's just wait for version 2.0!
Re:KOffice is growing up (Score:4, Interesting)
So yes, KOffice is going the right direction but it still has a whole lot to do to become a decent office package.
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Why in Linux section? (Score:3, Insightful)
If I like KDE and dont like Linux I could possibly run it on *BSD.
It is strange that
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I'm curious, has anyone ever run it on the Win32 platform, instead of Explorer?
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I also followed the Google link. There are lots of pictures of Windows clones and KDE running in a NX client window. It should be noted that the link is not work safe. However, there were not any screenshots showing KDE replacing Explorer. I was just curious, and I think I have my answer...
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Other DE's should follow along. (Score:1)
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It would be something like a website devoted to a popular rock ba
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