Hello Kay;
----- Messaggio originale ----- > Da: Kay Schenk > > I readily admit this is true. I would like my veto to stand and here I will > elaborate and hopefully provide my technical justification. > > In my mind, current mathematical information aside, we have implemented an > acceptable solution based on the ODF specification. If, at some point, some > universal mathematical body says without doubt that 0^0 should never ever > be considered 1, then I am assuming the ODF standards body would change the > standard for that function, and we would then change the current > calculation. > > I have seen many references to this "issue" on the web, some which > support > the current implementation, some of which do not. In my mind, this needs to > go back to OASIS. > > So for what it's worth, this is my technical justification. We are not a > mathematical body, we are implementing code that complies to the ODF > standard. > Can you please point me to the specific point of the ODF standard where this change has brought us out of compliance? > If "we" have a problem with that standard, "we" need to > discuss it with the standards body, not change existing code because > of a personal viewpoint. > We have no problems with the standards body. I don't like having to revert my work, of course, but this is not a matter of personal viewpoint. Please,, *please* do understand this issue has little to view with my personal point of view: I didn't create the BZ issue, I don't work for Microsoft, I didn't patch Excel to change results. Pedro.
