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Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format


From: Imran Ghory
Subject: Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 17:58:45 -0000

On 27 Jan 2001, at 8:38, Christopher Mahan wrote:

> >From: Tom Chance <address@hidden>
> 
> >The only reason I can see for ever not allowing Word
> >files, or any other files created by a company's
> >software, is if they get on our backs about converting
> >the file types, or charging us for using them. But
> >until we get into trouble for doing it, we'll have to
> >put philisophical dislikes of M$ aside to get as many
> >articles into GNE and Nupedia as possible!
> 
> Microsoft cannot claim ownership of the textual content of a .doc
> file.
> 
> The only thing they would complain about would be the use of knowledge
> of their proprietory binary format, which the converter would
> certainly need if it was running on Linux, let's say.

An converter's already been written the GPLed wvWare 
(http://www.wvware.com/).

It can convert to,
html
LaTex
DVI
PS
PDF
WML

Imran





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