Steven Boothe schrieb: > Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> have a look at: >> >> http://www.mass.gov/portal/site/massgovportal/menuitem.59254d74c0e831c14db4a11030468a0c/?pageID=itdterminal&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Policies%2c+Standards+%26+Legal&L2=Open+Standards&L3=Open+Formats&sid=Aitd&b=terminalcontent&f=policies_standards_opendocformfaqs&csid=Aitd >> > > > > Actually suggesting that it was "recommended" is stretching things a > bit. It was merely listed as one of many current applications that also > support the Open Document Format. None of the applications were > recommended over any other. If anything was advocated it was the format > of the output, with liberty being given to use "any" application, just > as long as the output was Open Document compatible, and even then there > were exceptions allowed for issues over accessibility, etc. > > Just for the sake of clarity I hope that helped.
Hi Steven, you're right in that none of the applications named on the list are real recommendations. But it's most important to notice that they are _qualified_ for use in MS. With respect to ODF, Scribus seems to be the only DTP software that meets Massachusetts' requirements. Since Adobe is member of OASIS, I suppose InDesign will follow soon, but the fact that scribus has been identified as a product qualified for use in public administration is quite encouraging. Cheers, Christoph
