[fsfe-org-aberdeen] Open document standards

[stephen]

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.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/25/the_odf_revolution_will_not_be_digitised/

There hasn't been much said about the open source desktop trial at the
DWP either.

Stephen


On 24/07/14 14:45, Iain R. Learmonth wrote:
> Hi,
>
> There is good news you may be interested in.
>
> https://www.gov.uk/government/news/open-document-formats-selected-to-meet-user-needs
>
> "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:
>
>  http://documentfreedom.org/
>
> Iain.
>
>
>
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