From: Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Export Org mode files to (gag, barf) MS Office?
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:46:28 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87eeco2rvr.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SA1PR13MB4799DBE017BDC4DA869BA10BA2059@SA1PR13MB4799.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
Brandon Taylor <donnie126_2002@hotmail.com> writes:
> I know we’re not supposed to really even TALK about proprietary software in FOSS communities like this one, but I can’t help but wonder if someone
> might consider making (an) Emacs plugin(s) that allow(s) a user to export Org mode files to Microsoft Office file formats such as .docx, .xlsx and the
> like? Or is/are there already (a) plugin(s) in the MELPA that can do this?
>
I don't think you will ever see full proprietary support for MS Office
file formats. In addition to the philosophical issues, there are also
practical constraints. As these formats are closed proprietary formats
owned by MS, they can be changed at will and without notice by MS, which
creeates maintenance problems, plus there is the risk you may run foul
of MS copyright or patent restrictions and you have the added overhead
of having to work with a format which is not openly documented.
Probably the best you can hope for is support for open standards which
are also supported by MS Office. For example, ODT, CSV and maybe XML.
Unlike native MS formats, such open formats are likely to be even more
accessible (such as by other office like products) and last longer
because they are not based on some version of a proprietary format which
may arbitrarily change in the future.
--
Tim Cross
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-26 22:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-26 14:44 Export Org mode files to (gag, barf) MS Office? Brandon Taylor
2021-06-26 14:54 ` Bruce D'Arcus
2021-06-26 14:56 ` Bruce D'Arcus
2021-06-26 14:57 ` Brandon Taylor
2021-06-26 15:00 ` Bruce D'Arcus
2021-06-26 15:29 ` Brandon Taylor
2021-06-26 15:49 ` Rob Sargent
2021-06-26 16:27 ` Brandon Taylor
2021-06-26 19:18 ` tomas
2021-06-26 19:49 ` Marcin Borkowski
2021-06-26 20:12 ` Libre vs Open Office [was: Export Org mode files to (gag, barf) MS Office?] tomas
2021-06-27 19:38 ` Marcin Borkowski
2021-06-26 19:07 ` Boo Hiss ;-) " tomas
2021-06-26 15:04 ` Export Org mode files to (gag, barf) MS Office? John Kitchin
2021-06-26 15:15 ` Juan Manuel Macías
2021-06-26 15:18 ` glyn
2021-06-26 21:46 ` Tim Cross [this message]
2021-06-26 22:30 ` George Mauer
2021-06-27 0:25 ` Brandon Taylor
2021-06-27 4:05 ` Tim Cross
2021-06-27 21:08 ` Brandon Taylor
2021-06-27 22:38 ` Tim Cross
2021-06-28 1:48 ` Brandon Taylor
2021-07-01 8:28 ` Karl Voit
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2021-06-27 16:13 emanuel.charpentier
2021-06-27 16:17 ` Samuel Banya
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