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It would put me off too if they were advocating for replacing OpenDocument, but from the article: > Finally, let us reiterate that this essay is a thought expe
by Sean1708 9y ago
It would put me off too if they were advocating for replacing OpenDocument, but from the article:
> Finally, let us reiterate that this essay is a thought experiment. The OpenDocument format is well-established and already well-designed. Nobody really believes that OpenDocument should be changed to use SQLite as its container instead of ZIP. Nor is this article a criticism of OpenDocument for not choosing SQLite as its container since OpenDocument predates SQLite. Rather, the point of this article is to use OpenDocument as a concrete example of how SQLite can be used to build better application file formats for future projects.
- thedonkeycometh 9y agoHardly a thought experiment, when its on the official site. This is purely a marketing exercise. They're hanging the thought experiment tag on to try and avoid undue criticism.
- Sean1708 9y agoIt's no more a marketing exercise than any tutorial that's posted on a project's site. If they'd submitted this as a proposal to whichever standard's body is responsible for OpenDocument then I would think you have a point, but they're just using it as a well known example.