Microsoft to make an open source ODF translator

Microsoft has announced that it has started the "Open XML Translator Project," which "will create tools to build a technical bridge between the Microsoft Office Open XML Formats and the OpenDocument Format (ODF)." The result will be released under the BSD license.

The OpenOffice.org project has sent out a release of its own expressing its pleasure that "Microsoft has bowed to pressure from the marketplace".

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