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The Future Is Open: The OpenDocument Format

Posted by michael on from the backward-compatible dept.

Daniel Carrera writes "I've written an article for Groklaw describing the OpenDocument format: 'I asked Daniel Carrera, an OpenOffice.org volunteer, if he'd please explain the OpenDocument format. How does a format get chosen? And is OpenDocument on the list of acceptable formats for governments like the State of Massachusetts? We are all concerned about proprietary formats and standards, and more and more governments are adopting policies requiring open standards, it's a very important subject.' It's currently being considered by the EU Commission as a candidate for an official format."

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  1. Death to PDF..?? by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I will definitely miss that loading time (of approx. 2 minutes) of Acrobat Reater and that invaluable information on those 4573 (or something) patents that they have for one document reader software!

  2. Re:Talking to yourself again? by gardyloo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You know, deep down, we are all Daniel Carrera on the inside!

    I don't think that name means what you think it means. http://www.asiacarrera.com/ ;)

  3. Why no Iraq Election Coverage. by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why is /. refusing to run articles covering the elections in Iraq?