(I do not want to talk about rtf. A long time ago, I tried to get different versions of Word to accept rtf from a generator I wrote. It might be better today.)

With the word format, I often think that the reluctance to document it is as much to do with embarrassment over some of the cruft that made it's way in there in the early years
Non-monopolies generally don't have trouble with integration. Microsoft could at any time publish internal documentation for the modern formats.

It is a basic strategy of monopolies to avoid interoperability. Microsoft is an example, e.g. the problem with protocols for file servers are well known -- and is a part of the EU complaints, IIRC.

I really don't understand how you can argue against this? It seems quite well documented, etc.

In reply to Re^11: Perl 6 Module manager by BerntB
in thread Perl 6 Module manager by zer

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