A Comparison between ODF and OpenXML

ODF and OpenXML are two XML-based languages for documents. Documentation can be downloaded at http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-376.htm and http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/19274/OpenDocument-v1.0ed2

The debate about them is lively. Some refernces are listed below. A deeper and more structured discussion will follow:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_OpenDocument_and_Microsoft_XML_formats
• http://opendocumentfellowship.org/introduction/odf_vs_oxml
• http://opendocumentfellowship.org/introduction/odf_vs_oxml_part_II
• http://www.odfalliance.org/

Some interesting blogs:

• http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2006/08/comparing_xml_office_document_3.html
• http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2007/01/an_interesting_offer.html
• Pro OpenXML:
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/
  • http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/default.aspx
• Against OpenXML
  • http://www.robweir.com/blog/
  • http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=1145

-- AngeloDiIorio - 15 Jan 2007

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