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Tech brief: OpenDocument Format

Resource: Submitted by carolgeyer on Tue, 2007-10-02 12:49.

This article by Erwin Tenhumberg of Sun Microsystems provides a brief introduction to OpenDocument, its history, benefits of use, and available tools.

Podcast: ODF Metadata

Resource: Submitted by carolgeyer on Mon, 2007-09-10 14:43. Last updated on Mon, 2007-09-10 14:56.

Listen to Rob Weir's interview with Patrick Durusau, chair of the OASIS OpenDocument Metadata Subcommittee. They discuss ODF 1.2 metadata as well as a number of other ODF-related topics.

The podcast is not streaming audio; depending on how fast your connection is, you may need to download and save locally before listening to it.

Presentations from ODF Workshop at the 2007 OASIS Symposium

Resource: Submitted by rcweir on Mon, 2007-05-14 20:24. Last updated on Mon, 2007-05-14 20:33.

Attached are the presentations from the April 18th ODF Workshop held at the 2007 OASIS Symposium in San Diego.

Presentations include:

Michael Brauer on ODF Past, Present and Future
Peter Brunet on ODF Accesibility
Rob Weir on ODF Programmability
Michael Brauer on the OpenOffice.org ODF Toolkit Project
Alan Clark's Discussion on Interoperability
Rob Weir's ODF Interoperability - The Price of Success

Upgrade monograph on OpenDocument

Resource: Submitted by carolgeyer on Wed, 2007-03-21 16:23. Last updated on Thu, 2007-03-22 11:56.

This monograph was written for those involved in OpenDocument format development, support and promotion and, more generally, for those interested in Open Standards and the Open Source movement, IT professionals and even non-specialised readers. The article was guest edited by Jesús Tramullas-Saz, Piedad Garrido-Picazo and Marco Fioretti.