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Open standards
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| Thomas is part of the legal team representing some companies in the EU
| against Microsoft.
| The bit in the interview that caught my attention was the following quote:
| We filed our complaint with the Commission last February, over
| Microsoft's refusal to disclose their Office file formats (.doc, .xls,
| and .ppt), so it could be fully compatible and interoperable with others'
| software, like Linux. We also had concerns with their collaboration
| software with XP, e-mail software, and OS server software and some media
| server software with their existing products. They use their vast
| resources to delay things as long as possible and to wear people down so
| they'll give up.
|
| [...]
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| What is worse is that even if people manage to stop OOXML from becoming an
| ISO standard it will be an ephemeral victory.
| We need to recognize that this is the problem. Instead of trying to bury
| OOXML, which amounts to covering the sun with your finger.
| We need to make sure that OpenOffice.org can thrive on its technical grounds.
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http://svg.org/story/2008/5/29/132555/491
OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta and Extensions Show Strong Momentum;
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| Advanced Integration of OpenOffice.org with Apple VoiceOver, ODF Editing is
| Now Accessible on All Key Desktop Platforms; More Than 100 Extensions
| Available for OpenOffice.org
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/openoffice/extension/prweb982754.htm
Microsoft Admits Being Half-Open Doesn't Work
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| Telling people what is going on isn't a problem for GNU/Linux, of course,
| because the entire process is conducted out in the open. If
| information “changes”, people know about it the second that change becomes
| apparent – not “later”.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=847&blogid=14
This is about vapourware, either the ODF 'support' announcement or Windows
7apourware mockups/demos. Microsoft talks about a mythical future, FOSS talks
about what's available /today/.
Days ago:
CSIR to switch 2300 users to Ubuntu Linux
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| Parastal CSIR, South Africa’s national science and technology research
| organisation, is readying to switch most of its more than 2300 staff to using
| Ubuntu Linux as their default desktop
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2448
German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) Deploys StarOffice [and
Debian GNU/Linux]
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| According to this German article, the German Federal Office for Information
| Security (BSI) is switching to StarOffice for all 500 desktop PCs. 90% of the
| BSI employees have already gone through the migration. Another great success
| story for ODF!
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http://blogs.sun.com/dancer/entry/german_federal_office_for_information
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