[Typo3-dev] OpenOffice 2 file format

[Robert Markula]

Hi,
Like Michael pointed out in an recent post, OpenOffice 2.0 is right in 
front of our doors.
With OOo 2.0 there is a great new file format introduced, the OASIS Open 
Document XML format (see 
http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/features/2.0/index.html for an 
introduction). Currently there are some extensions out there that have 
something to do with OpenOffice documents. Additionally, the whole 
Documentation System of Typo3.org is based on the OpenOffice file format.
The new version can read and write pre-OpenOffice 2.0 documents just 
fine, but in the long run it might be necessary to support the new file 
format. Is there any work going in this direction?

Quoting from the OpenOffice Feature Page:
"Beginning with version 2.0 OpenOffice.org uses the open standard OASIS 
OpenDocument XML format as the default file format. The OASIS 
OpenDocument format is a vendor and implementation independent file 
format, and thus guarantees freedom and independence.
In addition to OpenOffice.org itself, the open source office suite 
KOffice as well as OpenOffice.org derivatives like the StarOffice 
software support the OASIS OpenDocument file format. The OASIS 
OpenDocument file format is also one of the file formats recommended by 
the European Commision."

Greetings,
Ro