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<P>Could be a trend. Massachusetts announced a plan to go to ODF last fall. Apparently they received some favorable comments from some companies but one company - I don't recall who - was pretty negative.</P>
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<P><A href="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/korn?entry=massachusetts_open_document_and_accessibility">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/korn?entry=massachusetts_open_document_and_accessibility</A><BR></P>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message from "Dave J. Hala Jr." <dave@58ghz.net>: -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> Minn, has always been a leader when it goes to open source and open <BR>> "stuff" I wouldn't be suprised if it passed easily... <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 14:43, Dave Crouse wrote: <BR>> > Bill Introduced in Minnesota to Require Use of "Open Data Formats" <BR>> > <BR>> http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060405064612853 <BR>> > <BR>> > Now lets hope the M$ lobbyist's don't get to someone before it passes ;) <BR>> -- <BR>> <BR>> Open Source Information Systems, Inc. (OSIS) <BR>> Dave J. Hala Jr., President <DAVE@OSIS.US><BR>> 641.485.1606 <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> Cialug mailing list <BR>> Cialug@cialug.org <BR>> http://cialug.org/mailman/
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