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> So, instead of fighting over ODF/OOXML which can survive with or without > each other, perhaps ISO/W3C/OASIS/IETF etc should focus on a (possibly) > XML based archive format for documents and data which preserves basic > layout, links, binary objects (like jpg, avi, etc) as part of the > format. Open Office and Microsoft can conform to Government requirements > by having a "Save Archive" option. > > All sorts of applications, not just office functions could target the > archive format for long term storage and searching. > There is probably something to be learned from ISO PDF/A in this regard. One idea I've given some thought to is whether something like ODF/A, defined as a formal profile or restriction of ODF, would have significantly greater usefulness for long-term archiving than the full ODF. ODF/A for example, could disallow scripts/macros, OLE embeddings, image embeddings other than PNG and JPG format, etc. -Rob ___________________________ Rob Weir Software Architect Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software IBM Software Group email: robert_weir@u... phone: 1-978-399-7122 blog: http://www.robweir.com/blog/
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