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Help Write An Open Data Format Bill

Posted by timothy on from the avoiding-chainware dept.

AdamBa writes "There has been a lot of discussion of open source bills, but I think open data format bills have a much greater chance of actually becoming law. Over at the Open Data Format Initiative site, I have written an article explaining "Why Open Data Format Laws Are Better Than Open Source Laws". I also have a sample Open Data Format bill; I invite comments from slashdot readers, in particular on how the sample bill could be improved."

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  1. Word processor format by hey · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Since word processing is so common I think there should be a line in the bill that says what word processor format should be used. Open Office is the best one I know about (xml subfiles in a zip).