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The need for Open Document Format by Dr Yusri
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ODF The Key to Preserving GovernmentData
Dr. Yusseri Md. YusoffCTO of Omnilogic Sdn Bhdon behalf of
The Malaysian Open Source Software Alliance
(MOSSA)We'd put a logo here, except that we can't decide which one ...
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Outline
Standards use of, abuse of
ODF ISO/IEC 26300:2006
International standard with overall goodness Reasons for Having a Standardised Document Format
Examples of ODF in action
Conclusions Questions
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Standards
Standards are, at its core:
An agreed way to do something
NOT an application ergo, independent of implementation
A mechanism to ensure competition
which is different from competitiveness
Often subject to manipulation by interested parties
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(Trivial) Example of a Standard
Consider the example onthe left
Three soft drinks bottles
(contents drank bypresenter beforehand)
1 Kickapoo Joy Juice
1 100plus Lemon Lime
1 Coca-cola
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(Trivial) Example of a Standard, con't
Now, the bottles havetheir caps swappedaround
Kickapoo bottle, 100pluscap
100plus bottle, Kickapoocap
Coke bottle, PepsiMaxcap
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(Trivial) Example of a Standard, con't
In the example given, we consider the caps to beadhering to a set standard. As such, the caps can beswapped around.
Extensive experimentation have shown this to be truefor all 1.5 litre soft drink bottles and their caps.
As such, manufacturers of soft drinks can pick andchoose which suppliers of bottles and caps to use, as
long as they adhere to the standard cap size
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The Open Document Format ISO/IEC26300:2006
The OpenDocument format is a file formatfor
word processing documents, presentations,spreadsheets and charts
First developed by the Open Office XML TechnicalCommittee of the Organisation for the Advancement ofStructured Information Standards (OASIS)
based on the file format used by OpenOffice.org
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ODF is an Open Standard
ODF is an Open Standard NOT an Open Sourcesoftware project
freely available, unencumbered by royalty claims or
other Intellectual Property Rights shenanigans Key contributor, Sun Microsystems have made an
irrevocable intellectual property covenant on theirpatents, see:
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/ipr.php Specs can be downloaded at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/ipr.phphttp://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=officehttp://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=officehttp://www.oasis-open.org/committees/office/ipr.php -
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Reasons for having a standardiseddocument format
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Big Picture View
Not beholden to a single vendor for your documents
Sovereignty and security
Freedom of choice Ownership ofyourdata forever (or until your hard disk
dies)
(All the above are more or less the same thing)
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Pragmatic View
Version incompatibility (theoretically) eliminated
e.g. Microsoft Word '97 cannot open Microsoft Word XPdocuments
Application incompatibility (also theoretically)eliminated
e.g. Documents can be passed around by/to users ofMicrosoft Office, OpenOffice.org, Koffice, CorelWordPerfect, Lotus SmartSuite, IBM WebSphere, SunStarOffice, GNUmeric, ABIword, ekcetera
Formatting would be preserved
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Pragmatic View, con't
Potentially saves money
e.g. Retail copy of Microsoft Office 2007:
Basic = 530, Small Business Edition = 745, Professional = 990
e.g. Retail copy of OpenOffice.org:
Downloadable for free from http://www.openoffice.org/
BUT, it's not a zero-sum game.
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Reasons for having a standardiseddocument format, con't
To expand, using ODF does not mean that you MUSTuse OpenOffice.org.
OpenOffice.org may not be suitable for your needs
You have a budget which allows you to buy anotheroffice suite, and you like that office suite better
But not everyone you interact with can afford topurchase your preferred office suite
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Holding on to your data (a.k.a. the fallacy ofdiminishing vendor support)
We are not under any extreme risk of Microsoft pullingsupport of their document formats
Try hard enough, and you'd still be able to open Word
2.0 documents But we should strive for the decoupling of applications
from their formats anyway
e.g. SQL databases (Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL,
PostgresQL) e.g. JPEG images (digital cameras, Picasa, Adobe
Photoshop, GIMP)
The same should apply for document formats
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ODF In Action
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ODF in OpenOffice.org on Linux
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ODF in OpenOffice.org on Windows XPProfessional SP 2
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ODF in Microsoft Word 2003
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ODF in Microsoft Word 2003, con't
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When All Else Fails ...
In a scenario where all you have is a computer andNO office suite, content can still be accessed.
ODF is stored in a ZIP file
Uncompress file, and look at content
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When All Else Fails ...
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When All Else Fails ...
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When All Else Fails ...
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
ODF is just a file format a container, if you like.
As an ISO standard, ODF should be universallyapplicable.
Adoption of ODF brings benefits, some of which arerather intangible (rather like insurance you don'tneed insurance except when you need it).
Widespread adoption of ODF means freedom ofchoice, and
The guaranteed preservation ofyourdata, for all time.
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Wut?
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