__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Thursday 29 March 2007 22:24 \__
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Oregon joins states considering open-source legislation
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The bill as it is currently written appears to more explicitly favor
>>| the use of free, open-source software such as OpenOffice and its
>>| native format, Open Document Format for Office Applications (ODF),
>>| than do pending proposals in other states.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=open_source&articleId=9014658&taxonomyId=88&intsrc=kc_top
>> http://tinyurl.com/2mrumt
>>
>
> This really is just a matter of time. There is no justification for
> keeping public documentation in any format other than one which is
> available to all.
That means that at least 10% of the United States is already determined to go
Open Source. The others are simply undecided at this stage. Wait and watch
the cattle effect. Microsoft used its hobbyists in Massachusetts to
aggressively knock out not one, but _TWO_ ODF-supporting CIOs, but Mass. is
not important anymore. Free and Open standards speak for themselves.
Outside the States it's a different story. OOXML appeals to nobody. It's a
lockin wrapped in an XML shell.
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