Microsoft официально открыла форматы офисных документов

Цитата (.doc, p.23):

> hplgosl (grammar option settings) Written immediately after the previously recorded table. This undocumented structure maps LID and grammar checker type to grammar checking options.

(.doc, p.162)

> fcODSO IMsoODSO/IMsoMailmerge Information This is undocumented information used by Word's mail merge feature.

Отлично. И сколько там такого во всех спеках? Это "открыли" называется? Три ха-ха.

"Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated? (And some workarounds)" by Joel Spolsky

http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html

Developers warned over OOXML patent risk
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62037862,00.htm

http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/08/02/17/1911249.shtml

Это они для повторного голосования в ISO