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Texas Democrats push ODF standard
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| The main argument, advanced by a Microsoft lobbyist, is that the bill is
| anti-competitive, and would be “like choosing Betamax over VHS.”
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| There is also a fear that users would have to replace their current software,
| although I believe Microsoft has been pretty scrupulous in supporting the
| Open Document Format.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=3745
50,000 university students get free Lotus Symphony
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| Some 50,000 Australian university students will receive a free version of
| IBM's Lotus Symphony software this month...
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/031609-50000-uni-students-get-free.html?hpg1=bn
Related:
Recommendation for ODF in Uruguay
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| It is with great pleasure that I present the recommendation of AGESIC (Agency
| for the Development of Government Electronic Management and Information and
| Knowledge Society) of Uruguay, which states that “… the Executive,
| Legislative and Judiciary Powers, Decentralized Organizations and Companies
| where the state holds equity majority… “, shall distribute and receive
| electronic documents in, at least, one open standard for electronic documents
| (ODF or PDF).
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http://homembit.com/2008/07/recommendation-for-odf-in-uruguay.html
ODF keeps on winning: Uruguay
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| The Agency for the Development of Government Electronic Management and
| Information and Knowledge Society of Uruguay have now published their
| recommendation that public documents use either ODF or PDF.
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http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=2389
What do Free and Open Source Software Leaders Think of Microsoft?
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| Second, talking about the standards fight in which Microsoft succeeded in
| having its OOXML format accepted as an open standard in rivalry to the ODF
| format favored by OpenOffice.org and other free office applications, Stallman
| notes that "Microsoft corrupted many members of ISO in order to win approval
| for its phony 'open' document format, OOXML. This was so governments that
| keep their documents in a Microsoft-only format can pretend that they are
| using 'open standards.' The government of South Africa has filed an appeal
| against the decision, citing the irregularities in the process."
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3753076_3
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