OOo and OpenDocument both get a mention towards the middle of the article:
Nigel McFarlane. "Firefox explorers." The Age. 22 Mar 2005.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/21/1111253920087.html?oneclick=true
... "I'm staggered and close to offended that some
businesses choose the risk of vendor lock-in, and I'm
staggered by the timidity of some IT managers," he says.
Mr Robertson mandated De Bortoli use free software
productivity suite OpenOffice for tasks such as word
processing after reading open standards studies from
around the world.
He cites the OASIS OpenDocument technical committee
recommendations for office document formats and the World
Bank's infoDev project's Open Source Software -
Perspectives for Development report as two examples of
standards-oriented analysis that support strategic IT
decisions. The OpenDocument initiative promulgates
OpenOffice file formats for ordinary office documents ...
Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business.
Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
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