__/ [ BearItAll ] on Thursday 24 August 2006 08:45 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Mass ITD Resolved Accessibility Issues, Adjusts ODF Rollout Details
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>> | Now let's turn to Dana Blankenhorn's bizarre piece. First of all, Dana
>> | (who should know better) picks up and repeats the open source confusion,
>> | titling his piece Blind leading the way from open source.
>> |
>> | I'm sure this is just a hiccup, but apparently the blind have given
>> | Massachusetts' efforts to mandate open source the shaft. Because
>> | Open Document Format (ODF) software (Open Office) does not yet work
>> | with screen magnifiers, which make computer documents usable by
>> | those who are legally blind, the state of Massachusetts is
>> |
>> | This is an ancient piece of FUD (mandating open source) that has been
>> | perpetrated by ODF opponents, and it is discouraging to see it continue
>> | to appear in venues (such as ZDNet and TechWorld) that have credibility.
>> `----
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060823131715736
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> ODF is just xml based, those magnifyers must be able to work with normal
> web browser displays, so I can't see this as a serious problem. Not
> something that should be used to delay Massachusetts take up of it anyway.
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> I use ODF as default all the the time now, except for those documents that
> I have to share at work,
You should encourage coworkers to use the ISO standards. Is done tacfully, it
should work. *smile* Have a copy-and-phrase paragraph to append to messages.
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