How can I find open source programmers who can write a freeware alternative to MS Publisher?

[FirstName LastName]

A search on file format for office 12
got this link as item #2
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/06-01OfficeXMLFormatPR.mspx
which starts...

REDMOND, Wash. -- June 1, 2005 -- In a move to bring new levels of data
interoperability to its customers and new market opportunities to technology
providers throughout the industry, Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is
adopting industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) technology for the
default file formats in the next version of Microsoft® Office editions, currently
code-named "Office 12."

So???
What's your point?

 

[Chris Lee]

A search on file format for office 12
got this link as item #2
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/06-01OfficeXMLFo
rmatPR.mspx
which starts...

REDMOND, Wash. -- June 1, 2005 -- In a move to bring new levels of
data
interoperability to its customers and new market opportunities to
technology
providers throughout the industry, Microsoft Corp. today announced
that it is
adopting industry-standard Extensible Markup Language (XML)
technology for the
default file formats in the next version of Microsoft® Office
editions, currently
code-named "Office 12."

Lou
It is a source of continuous wonder how some can be
so convinced and so ill-informed - simultaneously.

I know WAREZ DUDES like you tend to be *BRAIN-DAMAGED-IDIOTS*,But since
*WHEN* has MICKYSOFT AND THE CRAP SOFTWARE IT CREATES BEEN PART OF THE
FREE SOFTWARE/OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT?

 

[ulf_honkanen]

I know WAREZ DUDES like you tend to be *BRAIN-DAMAGED-IDIOTS*,But since *WHEN* has MICKYSOFT AND THE CRAP SOFTWARE IT CREATES BEEN PART OF THE FREE SOFTWARE/OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT?

Well, DUDE, task about brain damaged. Shut the f*** up and do something
constructive like... Get a life

 

[Peter Seiler]

Chris Lee - 19.02.2006 21:01 :

I know WAREZ DUDES like you tend to be *BRAIN-DAMAGED-IDIOTS*,But since
*WHEN* has MICKYSOFT AND THE CRAP SOFTWARE IT CREATES BEEN PART OF THE
FREE SOFTWARE/OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT?

but nevertheless there is no reason fullquoting ~140 quoting lines
again. Endless fullquoting is one of the most bad usenet behavior.
Please learn to quote. THX.

 

[Lou]

So???
What's your point?

I was responding to this comment in the OP.

"I haven't been able to locate any freeware or open source applications
that will open or edit MS Publisher files."

The need may be about to become less.

Lou