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The software makers just need to write and release specifications in the public domain. Lotus did this many years ago with the 1-2-3 file formats: https://web.
by TAForObvReasons 5y ago
The software makers just need to write and release specifications in the public domain. Lotus did this many years ago with the 1-2-3 file formats: https://web.archive.org/web/20140713220544/http://www.schnarff.com/file-formats/lotus-1-2-3/WSFF1.TXT https://web.archive.org/web/20140713220544/http://www.schnar...
The information contained in this document has been released into the
public domain and is not considered to be confidential or proprietary
although still the copyright and property of Lotus Development Corporation.
Microsoft specifications are now covered by a "covenant not to sue", not really public domain. Apple doesn't even bother writing specs for their office suite
- taubek 5y agoI just came across specification for one new image format. https://twitter.com/phoboslab/status/1472916981179367425 https://twitter.com/phoboslab/status/1472916981179367425 It would be great if all of the new format were at least documented as this one.
- taubek 5y agoI guess by not providing the exact specs companies want to push customers towards their solutions. I also hate when you have the same software at multiple platforms but their proprietary file format is not compatible across all platforms.