Quote - I don't think the format is proprietary. Unlike Poser, DAZ have gone for an off-the-shelf solution.

I'm using a 2 year old extension for Notepad++ to read and edit DSF files. Created long before DAZ had even announced its 'new' format.

It is a JSON serialization but this does not mean that it is open. The way data are written and the content might be covered by patents and in any case you should check first that the EULA allows hacking it. Unless you have proof that what you are doing is allowed by the EULA, you might be in legal trouble even for just opening the file with a text editor.

Real open formats come with a license that explicitly allows people to use them, create code for reading/writing etc. without strings attached; e.g. check PNG specification which is also an example that openess has nothing to do with a file being text instead of binary.

And before you start with the usual slandering about my mental equilibrium, have a look at Free Software Foundation site for some introduction to the legal aspects of these problems (e.g. DOC vs. ODF).

GIMP 2.7.4, Inkscape 0.48, Genetica 3.6 Basic, FilterForge 3 Professional, Blender 2.61, SketchUp 8, PoserPro 2012, Vue 10 Infinite, World Machine 2.3, GeoControl 2