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6 May
2005
6 May
'05
00:47
On Friday 06 May 2005 01:09, Carlos E. R. wrote:
I don't get it. The format used by OO 1 is open, xml based. The *.sxw is documented. The even older format used by star office was not so "open".
Both .sxw an .odt files are said by "file" to be "Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract". Old staroffice files (.sdw) are said to be "Microsoft Office Document".
Why the extension change? Both are XML files ziped in a single archive.
Bexause the new format is the OASIS standard, official, and supported by other office suites already. The older format, while open, was not a standard. The new is.