Re: RTF - proprietary or open?

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On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:42:39 +0100
Peter Hillier-Brook <phb@hbsys.plus.com> wrote:

> Celejar wrote:
> > I'm using Abiword, which recommends using RTF for document exchange
> > with non-Abi users. I'm trying to understand whether RTF is an open
> > standard. Wikipedia [0] claims that it's proprietary. This article
> > [1] points out that it has the same status as PDF. I can't imagine
> > that Abi would recommend a non-open standard, and even prefer it to ODF
> > (OASIS / XML) [2]. What does it even mean for a file format to be
> > open? That the creator can't restrict its use? That the spec has been
> > published?
>
> See here.
> http://www.answers.com/topic/rtf?cat=technology
>
> It's a Microsoft "standard". Draw your own conclusions regarding "open".

I'd certainly suspect MS, but its authorship is insufficient reason to conclude that it isn't open.

> Peter HB

Celejar

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