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Donnerstag Dezember 20, 2007

ODF support for Wikipedia
I thought I already mentioned this in my blog earlier, but I can't find an entry. Thus, I must be mistaken. I recently read the announcement by the Wikimedia Foundation that ODF support will be added to the technology behind Wikipedia. You can find the whole annnoucement here. And here is the key quote:
"The third stage, planned for mid-2008, will be the addition of the OpenDocument format for word processors to the list of export formats. "Imagine that you want to use a set of wiki articles in the classroom. By supporting the OpenDocument format, we will make it easy for educators to customize and remix content before printing and distributing it from any desktop computer," Sue Gardner explained. This work is funded through a US$40,000 grant by the Open Society Institute.
The technology developed through this cooperation will be available under an open source license, free for anyone to use for any purpose. It ties into the MediaWiki platform, the open source technology that runs Wikipedia. As a result, thousands of wiki platforms around the world will have the option of providing the same services to their users."
( Dez 20 2007, 08:58:39 PM CET ) Permalink

Linux iPod Alternative with ODF Support
I just became aware of the wizpy. It seems to be a Linux alternative to the Apple iPod and includes ODF support. According to this site, OpenOffice.org seems to be pre-installed. Pretty cool!
( Dez 20 2007, 08:54:36 PM CET ) Permalink

Norway will mandate PDF, ODF and HTML
Apparently Norway will mandate government documents to be published in PDF, ODF and HTML. Check out this!
( Dez 20 2007, 08:26:37 PM CET ) Permalink