Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Defending ODF against OOXML in the UK

On 02/23/2014 08:10 AM, alexanderW wrote:
> The proposal is only about using ODF, HTML, CSV and TXT as file formats.
> It doesn't mention which software would be used, so I don't see how your
> comment is relevant.
My understanding is that each ministry could use whatever application 
they wish as long as they can set the default file formats to the 
standards. MS's FUD is self-serving because using standard formats 
avoids vendor lock-in but does not mean they are not an approved vendor.
> Am 23.02.2014 13:49, schrieb nabbler [via Document Foundation Mail Archive]:
> > On 23/02/2014, Alexander Wilms <[hidden email]
> > </user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4098644&i=0>> wrote:
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I already posted this on the LibreOffice Google+ and Facebook pages,
> > but
> > > there are probably quite a few people subscibed to this list who are
> > not
> > > following either one.
> > Despite the self-generated hype, not every Tom, Dick and Harriet are
> > interested in these social data-collation (sorry "media") tools.
> >
> > > The UK government plans to move to open standards like ODF and HTML and
> > > apparently Microsoft didn't know that people can voice their
> > opinions on
> > > the proposal since January and started to spread some FUD  once again a
> > > few days ago.
> > >
> > > If you think that truly open standards are a better solution than
> > OOXML,
> > > then it'd be beneficial if you registered on the standards.data.gov.uk
> > > page and commented. In 3 days, comments will be closed.
> > Thanks for informing us, but in addition users have to be educated
> > about the benefits of _not_ using LO and an m$ clone and actually
> > promote the odf standard themselves. Continual "bug reports" about m$
> > suggest otherwise.
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