https://freerepublic.com/tag/threatenthefeedbin/ en-us Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:58:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489688/posts The activist group, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), released a statement yesterday strongly criticizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its recent decision to switch all government computer systems to open-source format. The new policy would require all state agencies to acquire open standard software, like Open Document Format (ODF), by January 2007. "It is bad procurement policy for any state to unilaterally lock itself into one set of technologies," CAGW President Tom Schatz said. WebProNews https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489688/posts#comment Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:58:05 GMT