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Very positive news, though the register had a good article
subsequently that highlighted how it may work in favour of Office
365 products, which have ODF support. <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/25/the_odf_revolution_will_not_be_digitised/">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/25/the_odf_revolution_will_not_be_digitised/</a><br>
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There hasn't been much said about the open source desktop trial at
the DWP either.<br>
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Stephen<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/07/14 14:45, Iain R. Learmonth
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There is good news you may be interested in.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open-document-formats-selected-to-meet-user-needs">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open-document-formats-selected-to-meet-user-needs</a>
"The open standards selected for sharing and viewing government documents
have been announced by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude.
[...]
The selected standards, which are compatible with commonly used document
applications, are:
* PDF/A or HTML for viewing government documents
* Open Document Format (ODF) for sharing or collaborating on
government documents"
This is one of the interest areas for FSFE. For more information on their
campaign, see:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://documentfreedom.org/">http://documentfreedom.org/</a>
Iain.
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