The types of files we are talking about are essentially textual documents, spreadsheets,
databases, etc. 2 of the 3 OOo provides, but I have a pretty good idea of how our user base would respond if we upped and replaced all their MS Office installations with Open Office, or for that matter how our DBAs would respond if we moved entirely to MySQL or MaxDB without a strong policy or incentives.
- "Free access to public information by the citizen.
- Permanence of public data.
- Security of the State and citizens." http://www.opensource.org/docs/peru_and_ms.php
The types of files we are talking about are essentially textual documents, spreadsheets, databases, etc. 2 of the 3 OOo provides, but I have a pretty good idea of how our user base would respond if we upped and replaced all their MS Office installations with Open Office, or for that matter how our DBAs would respond if we moved entirely to MySQL or MaxDB without a strong policy or incentives.