Its time for Microsoft to release its old file formats
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Techrepublic
Dutch charitative venture capitalist NLnet has requested IT company Microsoft to release its previous file formats into the public domain.
According to NLnet, "releasing the full blueprints of the many different versions of Microsoft's old Office formats (better known as .doc, .xls and .ppt) into the public domain is urgently required for work on future versions of ODF.
ODF (ISO 26300) is the new and broadly supported ISO-standard for Office formats that fast becoming the default file format of choice for text editors, spreadsheets and other office applications with governments, businesses, NGO's and individuals.
