Slightly off topic but ...
>From today's slashdot stories ...
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| Pro-ODF Legislation Loses In Six States |
| from the best-paid-suits dept. |
| posted by kdawson on Sunday June 03, @20:16 (Microsoft) |
| http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/03/2143218 |
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ajanp writes "Computerworld discusses the [0]defeat of pro-ODF
legislation in the states of [1]California, [2]Florida, [3]Texas,
[4]Oregon, and [5]Connecticut which 'would have required state agencies
to use freely available and interoperable file formats, such as the Open
Document Format for Office Applications, instead of Microsoft Corp.'s
proprietary Office formats.' A similar bill in [6]Minnesota was changed
to study the issue instead. There was heavy lobbying being done in
private on both sides with one problem being 'the jargon-laden
disinformation that committee members felt they were being fed by
lobbyists for both IBM and Microsoft. Although lobbyists would tell the
committee one thing in private, they got cold feet when asked to verify
the information publicly, under oath.' However, 'Despite the string of
defeats, Marino Marcich, executive director of the Washington-based ODF
Alliance, said the legislative fight has only begun.'"
Discuss this story at:
http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=07/06/03/2143218
Links:
0.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9022878
1.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1668_cfa_20070416_103510_asm_comm.html
2.
http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Year=2007&billnum=1974
3. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/fiscalnotes/html/HB01794I.HTM
4. http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/hb2900.dir/hb2920.intro.html
5.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=5299&which_year=2007&SUBMIT1.x=12&SUBMIT1.y=9
6.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=Senate&f=SF0131&ssn=0&y=2007
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