Re: Plagued by PPTX again

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On 2011-11-16 13:56, John Levine wrote:
>> What is much more important is that the data formats used by the
>> IETF will still be fully supported in 15-20 years.  For a new,
>> and more so a proprietary data format, ...
> 
> I'm confused.  When you say a proprietary data format, I presume you
> mean Microsoft's closed and undocumented PPT format, as opposed to
> PPTX which is ISO/IEC Standard 29500.  So you're arguing that
> everyone should move to the standard PPTX.
> 
> Or did you mean something else?

John,

You seem to assume that OOXML is a fully defined open standard whereby
anybody can take the ISO/IEC document and implement a fully interoperable
product. From what I know about the technical objections that were raised
and ignored in the ISO/IEC equivalent of Last Call, that may not be the
case. (I don't claim technical expertise in this area, however.)

The same objection wouldn't apply, for example, to PDF/A.

   Brian
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