Re: [libreoffice-users] a step in the right direction

HI :)
I don't think it's "law".  I think it's suggested best-practice and general
guidelines.  A bit like the Ferengi's "Rules of Acquisition" or the
pirate's code, hopefully.  Plenty of people will argue against using it, or
make excuses or plead ignorance or just not do it = However it's still a
fantastic step forwards and one i never expected to see.  I'm still kinda
in shock about it tbh.

Did anyone else here manage to make comments during the public consultation
phases?  I made a 'few' at the first one but then the whole proposal
vanished from view so i thought it would "be the usual story".  I think
maybe people at MS haven't realised what it means or they underestimated it
or something.  I really don't understand why they didn't bulldoze it out of
the way or turn it upside down by bamboozling non-IT people in government.
Like i say i am pleasantly shocked and that makes me question about how
effective it's likely to be in getting people to use formats that can be
used by different programs on different platforms and on into the future.
Maybe i am just too old and cynical but it's a bit weird to see a
government doing the right thing!!
Regards from
Tom :)




On 24 July 2014 09:08, Mark Stanton <mark@vowleyfarm.co.uk> wrote:

> As I understand it this is now official government procedure, ie
> "law". Isn't that the case? I also understand that not all government
> necessarily wants to abide by its own laws, but this directive seems
> to be binding. Or have I misunderstod the intention?
>
> Mark Stanton
> One small step for mankind...
>
>
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