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MA Senator Decries OpenDocument Decision

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-odf-for-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention a ZDNet article on Massachusetts senator Marc Pacheco's OpenDocument study. The report blasts the decision to switch to the OSS-friendly document format, saying the state's IT division didn't have the authority to make that decision and has disregarded the needs of disabled citizens. From the article: "'The process, quite frankly, was driven by one individual in a very powerful position (Kriss) issuing a memo to an individual in a less powerful position (Quinn). Then he was told to get it done and forget about any obstacles,' Pacheco said. Although OpenDocument is not yet widely used, other government entities, including Belgium, have expressed interest in OpenDocument as a standard as well."

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  1. Same idiot senator... by cayenne8 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I think this same senator is the same asshat that is trying to block legislation to allow LA to have the same percentage of offshore royalties as other states (both offshore or land based).

    I think he was against legislation for wind power initiatives with a "not in my backyard" mentality, but, I could be wrong on that one...heard the tail end of that one on the radio...

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  2. Re:Check this senator's campaign contributions. by MyOtherUIDis3digits · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I totally agree with you. Luckily, you didn't get moderated "flamebait" like I did when I alluded to the same thing in the Belgian story a few days ago.

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  3. OT: Mod coment by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thats some bad moderation going on there. It was midly funny, but what insight does it bring? If anything, as all posters that have replied to the post indicate, he completely misunderstood the GP post. I don't have mod points otherwise I'd mod it down myself.

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