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Comment - Microsoft to Support OpenDocument
(Jul 7, 2006 - 9:19 PM)
They may well be freely downloadable, but they were still defined by a closed body (in this case Microsoft), which means that noone can do anything about it, if they don't like it. ODF on the other hand has been created out in the open, and anybody who has had an interest has had the option to go and have a say in the creation process. Remember software libre (as you put it) is about the freedom, and specifically it's like freedom of speech - not like free beer, which is what a freely downloadable documentation which you don't have a say in the creation of is.