Dutch "government ISV" adds ODF support
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| Apparently the adoption of ODF by the City of Heerenveen and the City of
| Groningen had some impact on the decision.
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http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/dutch_government_isv_adds_odf
Also new:
PDF/A Support in OpenOffice.org
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| The first release candidate for OpenOffice.org 2.4 has just been release. One
| of the key new features is the built-in PDF/A export capability.
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http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/pdf_a_support_in_openoffice
Related:
FOSS in Dutch government
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| There will be an office where people can complain if they cannot communicate
| with the government using open standards. So non-compliance of government
| agencies will be measured.
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http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3142
Dutch government threatens to sideline Microsoft
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| Proposed legislation that would mandate the use of the Open Document Format
| (ODF) across the entire Dutch government has infuriated Microsoft.
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| Microsoft Netherlands has engaged in fierce lobbying in an attempt to derail
| the plan. The company argues that the current definition is too narrow,
| specifically by mandating ODF rather than open standards in general
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http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/12/10/dutch/index.phpon-linux
Netherlands Picks ODF
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| Frank Heemskerk, Minister of Economic Affairs, announced today that ODF will
| be the standard for reading, publishing and the exchange of information for
| all governmental organisations. The deadline is January 2009.
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http://gotze.eu/2007/09/netherlands-picks-odf.html
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