To: for-q-clinton
"Ok, so should the Taxachussettes gov't allow the Office 12 document standard...assuming they can use it free of charge and that it's transparent?"
Sure, if they can get contractually binding assurances in writing from Microsoft that it will remain that way for all time.
234 posted on
09/30/2005 12:43:50 PM PDT by
NJ_gent
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To: NJ_gent
Sure, if they can get contractually binding assurances in writing from Microsoft that it will remain that way for all time. Do you also expect the same from the standards body for the ODF?
Oh wait, that will never happen. Standards bodies can do what they want just like Microsoft can. So we'll just up the reruirement on M$ and not on the standards body. Yeah, that's fair.
236 posted on
09/30/2005 12:46:29 PM PDT by
for-q-clinton
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