Microsoft, Massachusetts Reach Terms On 'Open' Office 2003 Formats

FYI:

Microsoft, Massachusetts Reach Terms On 'Open' Office 2003 Formats
Paula Rooney, CRN

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Initially, the state will support TXT, RTF, PDF and open formats and will 
confer with international standards bodies, including OASIS and 
OpenOffice.org, when deciding what is deemed an "open format," Kriss said. 
Microsoft's word processing and spreadsheet XML wrappers, templates and 
schemas will likely be considered open formats, he said. The announcement 
may come as a disappointment to some in the open-source world as well as 
Linux commercial companies that hoped to benefit from Massachusetts' 
open-standard policy in 2003... 

http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/dailyarchives.jhtml?articleId=57701440


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