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∂𑁨í 🕊 <p><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/OpenDocument" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenDocument</a> <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Reader" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reader</a><span>. <br>View </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/OpenOffice" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenOffice</a> and <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/LibreOffice" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibreOffice</a> <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/documents" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documents</a> on the go. Now available for <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/Android" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> and <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/iOS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iOS</a><span>!<br><br>In addition to that, OpenDocument Reader aims to support various other file formats as well as possible:<br>- Portable Document Format (</span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/PDF" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDF</a><span>)<br>- Archives: </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/ZIP" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZIP</a><span><br>- Images: </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/JPG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JPG</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/JPEG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JPEG</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/GIF" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIF</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/PNG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PNG</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/WEBP" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WEBP</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/TIFF" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TIFF</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/BMP" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BMP</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/SVG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SVG</a><span>, etc<br>- Videos: </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/MP4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MP4</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/WEBM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WEBM</a><span>, etc<br>- Audio: </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/MP3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MP3</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/OGG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OGG</a><span>, etc<br>- Text files: </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/CSV" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CSV</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/TXT" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXT</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/HTML" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HTML</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/RTF" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RTF</a><span><br>- Microsoft Office (</span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/OOXML" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OOXML</a>): Word (<a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/DOC" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOC</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/DOCX" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DOCX</a>), Excel (<a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/XLS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XLS</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/XLSX" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XLSX</a>), PowerPoint (<a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/PPT" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PPT</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/PPTX" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PPTX</a><span>)<br>- Apple iWork: Pages, Numbers, Keynote<br>- Libre Office and Open Office OpenDocument Format: </span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/ODF*" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODF*</a> (<a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/ODT" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODT</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/ODS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODS</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/ODP" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODP</a>, <a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/ODG" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ODG</a><span>)<br>- PostScript (</span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/EPS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EPS</a><span>)<br>- AutoCAD (</span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/DXF" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DXF</a><span>)<br>- Photoshop (</span><a href="https://mk.phreedom.club/tags/PSD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PSD</a><span>)<br><br></span><a href="https://opendocument.app/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://opendocument.app/</a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cd_newton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cd_newton</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ligniform" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ligniform</span></a></span> AFAICT Microsoft Office does auto-convert things toctheir shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> format for no valid reason even if one sets it up to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span> I literally refuse to use or even accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> garbage like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> for these reasons alone!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thomas_mathoi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thomas_mathoi</span></a></span> naja, ich sehe das eher als Pseudo-Eingeständnis weil <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a> der Standard für Enwickler*innen ist.</p><ul><li>Genauso wie die <em>halfassed</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocumebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocumebt</span></a>-Unterstützung...</li></ul><p>Dabei ist der Fortbestand von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> das größere Problem!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@cyberresearch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cyberresearch</span></a></span> cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> is a shit format ripe for abuse!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/heinelo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heinelo</span></a></span> genau das sehe ich fundamental andersherum, eben weil jene <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monokultur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monokultur</span></a> ein Problem ist, sollten Leute umso mehr an offene Standards gewohnt werden.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftOffice</span></a> kann problemlos <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a> verarbeiten, aber <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> ist bewusst so designed dass es faktisch unmöglich ist dies sauber zu implementieren!</p><ul><li>Dasselbe gibt auch bei anderen Standards wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IMAP</span></a> vs. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAPI</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftExchange</span></a>... </li></ul><p>Wäre was anderes wenn Mensch zu <em>"Fachsoftware"</em> fenötigt wird wie <em>:würg:</em> SAP oder <em>:kotz:</em> DATEV...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@skye" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>skye</span></a></span> good question.</p><p>Maybe ask <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Gargron</span></a></span> on how to parse that mess?</p><ul><li>He wrote it (or at least maintains the Software that made it) thus he should know how to digest it without vomiting up an absurd spec like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a>...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@lazarus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lazarus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.lema.org/@santiago" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>santiago</span></a></span> TBH, I thought of merely a sort-of-metapackage (kinda like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> is, as it's components are indicidually installable)...</p><ul><li>For the most part, it should just provide a few basic scripts to i.e. use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/YADL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YADL</span></a> and build a pipeline to whatever output formats are desired...</li></ul><p>I.e. you can, just edit your documents/presentations/... in like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neovim</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ne</span></a> or whatever ither <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editor</span></a> you like and you'd then just tell it to spit out i.e. PDFs, HTML (in a .tar.bz2 if there's more than a single HTML file) or whatever format...</p><ul><li>Not like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bloatware</span></a> akin to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftOffice</span></a> which uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> as a means to prevent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> from succeeding.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.lema.org/@santiago" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>santiago</span></a></span> I agree for the most part, and that's why the <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rubbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubbon</span></a>"</em> is a hideos <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifucation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittifucation</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> because it's space-inefficient and unnecessarily increases mouse movements and necessary keystrokes!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsMissing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsMissing</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OfficeSuite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OfficeSuite</span></a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KISS</span></a>-principled, sleek and elegant as well as accessible.</p><ul><li>Some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CLI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CLI</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TUI</span></a> capable thing that uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Markdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Markdown</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TSV</span></a>|s and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XML</span></a> to make Nice letters, spreadsheets, drawings, presentations and websites and spits out clean <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HTML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HTML</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a> alongside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a> if need be.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> should be outlawed, alongside <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftOffice</span></a> which <a href="https://x.com/frank_rieger/status/999319383917957121" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">can't comply</a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> anyway...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@topher" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>topher</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@OpenComputeDesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>OpenComputeDesign</span></a></span> the worst offender in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iMessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iMessage</span></a>, because it literally includes interpreters/previewers for nonsense like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Photoshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photoshop</span></a> files, making it a worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bloatware</span></a> than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SystemD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemD</span></a> <em>if it was a single executeable</em> with an attack surface greater than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> m, which has bern abused for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ZeroClickMalware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroClickMalware</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pegasus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pegasus</span></a> to gain persistent root access!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Rhodium103" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Rhodium103</span></a></span> or you could just use <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span> like any <em>boring person</em> like me.</p><p>Either way, noone should use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MicrosoftOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicrosoftOffice</span></a> or even worse <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> files...</p>
Leonardo Di Ottio<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@timbray" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>timbray</span></a></span> I followed the OpenDocument vs OOXML format wars quite closely at the time and I was shocked at the type of bugs and sloppiness in Excel itself. Before one even builds a spreadsheet with it.</p><p>All these Excel bugs were discussed because it may impact a conversion between formats.</p><p>I haven’t trusted Excel with anything important ever since.</p><p>I mean, look at this: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/troubleshoot/excel/wrongly-assumes-1900-is-leap-year" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">learn.microsoft.com/en-us/offi</span><span class="invisible">ce/troubleshoot/excel/wrongly-assumes-1900-is-leap-year</span></a> All time series in Excel that involve the year 1900 are unreliable!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Excel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Excel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ODF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ODF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bkastl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bkastl</span></a></span> also ich nutz' so <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> nicht... </p><p>Und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> ist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bloatware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bloatware</span></a>...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://osna.social/@razze" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>razze</span></a></span> I disagree because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JavaScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JavaScript</span></a> violates basic security standards and should be, like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VBA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/macros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macros</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Executeables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Executeables</span></a> be deemed inacceptable.</p><p>If in doubt, test your website with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LynxBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LynxBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> <a href="https://lynx.invisible-island.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> over Iridium speeds (@ 2400 bit/s) and with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TorBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TorBrowser</span></a> in it's strictest security settings (no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JS</span></a> allowed!) and then tell me that's accessible, because in many <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eReaders</span></a> and applianced <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BrailleScreens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrailleScreens</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTS</span></a> devices you'll only have the output of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lynx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lynx</span></a> as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> and not everyone has even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> speeds available.</p><p>Otherwise you may fall into the trap of <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EliteProjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EliteProjection</span></a>"</em> in that you assume <a href="https://humantransit.org/2017/07/the-dangers-of-elite-projection.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">that everyone has as good of an access to tech, broadband</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> and means to use them as we have them.</p><p>Which is <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/112871529534554357" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">my point of criticism</a> all along!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@jean" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jean</span></a></span> WTF?</p><p>Aber <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> wird akzeptiert obwohl es <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TuringComplete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuringComplete</span></a>"</em> und am meisten für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Malware</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VBA</span></a>) genutzt wird...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Dreamweaver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Dreamweaver</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> </p><ol><li><p>That's due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/assholeism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assholeism</span></a> by the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/devs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devs</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/publishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publishers</span></a>: If people refuse to play &amp; buy that shit, they'll have to change.</p></li><li><p>I've yet to see any concrete examples for real - plus the <em>"incompatibility"</em> can be mitigated by converting from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a>. </p></li><li><p>Yes and no. Certainly <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> support is often tied to specific <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/certified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>certified</span></a> systems but any firm that can afford to license <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Autodesk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autodesk</span></a>'s Products can also afford to buy a Workstation like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> Z-series and a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RHEL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RHEL</span></a> subscription, because the users are far more expensive than the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> they use. I'm pretty shure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LinusTechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinusTechTips</span></a> pays more for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleaners</span></a> or a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/janitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>janitor</span></a> even if both are externally subcontracted part-timers per year than <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9VysWRHPdI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">for Adobe</a>,,,</p></li></ol><p>OFC the fact that Autodesk et. al. were allowed to de-facto <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monopolize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monopolize</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EngineeringSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringSoftware</span></a> is a failure by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@EU_Commission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EU_Commission</span></a></span> and other <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiCartel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiCartel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MarketRegulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarketRegulators</span></a> to intervene...</p><ul><li>And even <em>if</em> we have something that requires <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a>, I can assure you from my own experience that a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KVM</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VM</span></a> [regardless if on a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Workstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Workstation</span></a> or a Serverfarm like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Proxmox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proxmox</span></a> cluster - with or without passthrough to dedicaded Hardware] is way less labour and pain-intensive than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BareMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BareMetal</span></a> just from the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Backup</span></a> &amp; Restore aspect alone that it's worth the investment...</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@xgranade" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xgranade</span></a></span> TBH, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> should be outlawed - espechally since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a> is thw superior format in every metric!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@LilithElina" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LilithElina</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://norden.social/@Statistik_NI" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Statistik_NI</span></a></span> Ich verweigere mich proprietärer Formate wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> aus Prinzip!</p>
Martin Kraetke<p>Thank you for 12k downloads. I've just released docx2tex version 1.9: <br><a href="https://github.com/transpect/docx2tex/releases/tag/v.1.9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/transpect/docx2tex/</span><span class="invisible">releases/tag/v.1.9</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/texlatex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texlatex</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/docx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>docx</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ooxml" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ooxml</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/msword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>msword</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://spookygirl.boo/@amy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>amy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@wakame" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wakame</span></a></span> nop, I just refuse to accept binary trash like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/XLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XLS</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OOXML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OOXML</span></a> garbage and only accept <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenDocument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenDocument</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PlainText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlainText</span></a> [either <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/encrpyted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encrpyted</span></a> with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OpenPGP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenPGP</span></a> or not if transport &amp; media is encrypted]...</p><p>But that's just me not willing to work with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Govware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Govware</span></a> that has <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlwaysOnlineDRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlwaysOnlineDRM</span></a> and their purposefully dysfunctional file formats.</p><p>I just don't have the amount of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copium</span></a> needed to accept that shit!<br><a href="https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/999319383917957121.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">threadreaderapp.com/thread/999</span><span class="invisible">319383917957121.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> ended!</p>