Petition for OpenDocument in UK Government
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| We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to promote the use of Open
| Document Format within the UK government.
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http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/OpenDocument/
Related:
Becta: Educating Microsoft
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| Q: Becta also claimed in January that there are six valid alternatives
| to Microsoft Office that schools should consider: Open Office,
| WordPerfect Office, Star Office, Lotus SmartSuite, One SE and
| EasyOffice. But you say each of these provides only about half
| the features of Office 2007. In that case, how can you recommend them?
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| A: The majority of functionality is not used in schools' typical use.
| But if schools make use of the additional functionality in Office
| 2007 then it is a decision for them.
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| Q: How many of these six alternatives would you like ideally to be
| offered to schools?
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| A: We would like to see these products be freely available. We would
| like open source to be available as part of the package.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39285734,00.htm?r=4
Here are some of the latest criticisms:
Becta pays lip-service to Open Source
http://sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=29102&hilite=
Becta's schools software scheme reported to EC
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/08/becta_ec_complaint/
OSC joins criticism of UK education's attitude to open source
http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2006/11/osc_joins_criti.html
UK Government criticised for stifling open source in schools
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36464
Becta under fire for procurement framework
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/29/becta_procurement_criticised/
MPs criticise government roadblocks to Open Source adoption in schools
http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=220
Becta report slams Microsoft academic licensing, dismisses Vista
http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2007/01/becta_report_sl.html
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