OpenDocument Gains New Fans

Posted by Zonk on Thursday November 10, 2005 @03:10AM from the you're-nobody-till-somebody-loves-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The OpenDocument format is gathering steam, as several influential companies seek an alternative to Microsoft Office." From the article: "The ODF Summit brought together representatives from a handful of industry groups and from at least 13 technology companies, including Oracle, Google and Novell. That stepped-up commitment from major companies comes amid signs that states are considering getting behind OpenDocument. James Gallt, the associate director for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, said Wednesday that there are a number of state agencies are exploring the use of the document format standard."

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Oracle, Google and Novell? by ninja_assault_kitten · 2005-11-10 03:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Ha! Yeah, they have nothing to gain from being anti-Microsoft.
Re:Apple by denis-The-menace · 2005-11-10 03:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Yes i know i'm a broken OT record.

Just fix it please.

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Re:Unfortunately... it reminds me of Fight Club by tsa · 2005-11-10 04:53 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Wow, that was an Insightful remark! Pity I don't have mod points!

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Re:Unfortunately... it reminds me of Fight Club by spike42 · 2005-11-10 06:59 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Boobs!

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