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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Office file format request....
From:       Chris Lee <nytehorse () inficad ! com>
Date:       2000-03-09 2:31:04
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Well, guys- take a lookie here, MS seems to think that KOffice means 
some sort of a threat (both market-place wise and revenue-wise IMO) to 
their precious Office suite... : )

-Chris

On Wed, 08 Mar 2000 18:33:32 Office File Format Request wrote:
> Thanks for your interest, but we don't license the file formats for use in
> competing products.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> The Office File Format Team
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Lee [mailto:nytehorse@inficad.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:22 PM
> To: Office File Format Request
> Subject: Office file format information/documentation
> 
> 
> Hello... I don't know if you would even consider helping me, but here's 
> what I'm interested in having the information for.
> 
> I'm a C++ programmer with an interest in the KOffice suite for UNIX 
> desktops. Seeing as how I haven't seen any kind of MS-Office offering 
> for such desktops, I would like to be able to write filters for the 
> various parts of the KOffice suite in order to make it easier for people 
> to share with others and take part in the rest of the world.
> 
> I realize that this request could be regarded as audacious or even 
> outright laughable- why would Microsoft release specifications for their 
> own file formats for use in a competitive office suite? For competing 
> operating systems, no less? All that I can really say is that it would 
> make Microsoft look very good in the public eye, and it would seem very 
> benevolent of you. However, I'm not really expecting that to happen- but 
> I figured it would be worth a try to ask nicely before I went and 
> started trying to decode it on my own. ::shrugs:: 
> 
> Thanks for taking the time to read this.
> 
> -Chris
> 

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