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+-   Developers warned over OOXML patent risk-> on Sunday February 17 2008, @11:09AM Tendraes

Submitted by Tendraes on Sunday February 17 2008, @11:09AM
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Tendraes writes "Academics say developers should be cautious following confusion over which parts of the OOXML specification are covered by Microsoft's "covenant not to sue" Developers wishing to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification may need to brush up on their legal skills. Academics studying Microsoft's efforts to promote its Office Open XML (OOXML) specification as an ISO standard have called on the software giant to clarify the language it uses in its licensing specifications, in order to make them easier for the technology community to understand. OOXML, under consideration to become an ISO standard at a ballot resolution meeting later this month, can only be considered as a standard if offered on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) terms."
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