__/ [ John Bailo ] on Friday 23 June 2006 16:11 \__
> http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-6087275.html?part=rss&tag=6087275&subj=news
>
> "From September 2008 on, all document exchanges within the services of
> the Belgian Government will have to be in an open, standard format,
> according to the proposal. ODF is the only accepted standard in the
> proposal. Earlier drafts of the Belgian proposal had treated ODF and
> Microsoft's own Open XML format (which is to be included in Office 2007)
> on equal footing."
It's happening faster than imagined, or faster than ODF gets implemented
(properly). One nation at a time, openness is like a plague. There are
dependencies in comminication, whether it is a language, a format, a
realisation of principles or demand/envy from the public. Some other
countries in Europe (other than Denmark) have considered similar steps, but
have made no official statements, yet. The scandinavian are already opposing
to iTunes monopoly and DRM. France likewise.
Best wishes,
Roy
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