Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> New York nears decision on ODF vs OOXML
>
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>| In addition to New York, other states, including Massachusetts, Minnesota and
>| Texas, have eyed mandating one document file format across their IT systems.
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> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=380490273&rid=-50
>
Mandating anything other than a real open standard makes no sense.
There is no decision to make between ODF and OOXML. The only reason
anyone's even considered it is because of Microsoft's lobbying.
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