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Hi,

Aidan Delaney said:

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> Closed formats are MS Word, Powerpoint, Corel WordPerfect etc...  open
> formats are PDF, RTF, OASIS OpenDocument.

As of the 15th April this year, OASIS OpenDocument may no longer be truly
open. OASIS has changed their "IP" policy
(http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php#licensing_req) to
allow patent-encumbered technologies into its specifications. Some think
that the term "Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory" is the same as "Thin
edge of the wedge".

More information on Groklaw:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050222131432302 and the
Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/23/oasis_patent_policy/

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