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French Government Recommends Standardizing on ODF

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the if-the-french-think-it's-a-good-idea dept.

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "From the InfoWorld article: All French government publications should be made available in OpenDocument Format (ODF), according to a report commissioned by the French prime minister. The new report also suggests that France ask its European partners to do likewise when exchanging documents at a European level. It is recommended that the government will fund a research center dedicated to open-source software security as well, adds the article."

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  1. Fench ODF by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the InfoWorld article: All French government publications should be made available in OpenDocument Format [CC] (ODF), according to a report commissioned by the French prime minister.
    Does that mean we have to start calling it "Freedom Format" in the U.S.?
  2. Cheese... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    No, you USians call it the "500 pound gorilla with cheese", also known as Steve Ballmer and MS Office.

    No, no, no... If it's Steve Ballmer we are talking about it's a "500 pound gorilla with a chair" not cheese, a chair...