Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 30, 2005 06:51 AM
This would not be a show stoper.
Create a program that read Microsoft schemas and translate it to some opensource schemas.
Ship the opensource translation. Patent the methord of translation and bill Microsoft Office users for the use of document created from the translated schemas due to Microsoft not have paided in office program source code(all opensource office suits bought the patent by default) to the general public in a useable form(ie you have the right to complie it run it distro it pass it on to friends without charging money)as what is required to obtain the licence to use document created using the translated schemas.(Nice SCO scare operation) And a simple way of getting money to write opensource apps all money goes to development. And end of Microsoft Office.
Now if each document has its own schema this could be a show stopper. All that to compad documents.
Every thing is a double sided sword you just have see how to use the blade for ones own ends.
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Hmm there has to be something more.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 30, 2005 06:51 AMCreate a program that read Microsoft schemas and translate it to some opensource schemas.
Ship the opensource translation. Patent the methord of translation and bill Microsoft Office users for the use of document created from the translated schemas due to Microsoft not have paided in office program source code(all opensource office suits bought the patent by default) to the general public in a useable form(ie you have the right to complie it run it distro it pass it on to friends without charging money)as what is required to obtain the licence to use document created using the translated schemas.(Nice SCO scare operation) And a simple way of getting money to write opensource apps all money goes to development. And end of Microsoft Office.
Now if each document has its own schema this could be a show stopper. All that to compad documents.
Every thing is a double sided sword you just have see how to use the blade for ones own ends.
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