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Massachusetts moves ahead sans Microsoft
September 23, 2005
State finalizes policy calling for desktop applications supporting OpenDocument standard format. Microsoft Office is excluded.
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Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard
November 28, 2005
After picking OpenDocument as a standard, commonwealth is "optimistic" that standardized Office formats will pass muster.
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Mass. holding tight to OpenDocument
July 5, 2006
State is sticking to its plan to standardize on OpenDocument, says the incoming CIO, describing the move as irreversible.
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Mass. officials criticize OpenDocument decision
November 1, 2005
Records supervisor, state senators probe Massachusetts' decision to standardize office applications on the document format.
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'Sandal and ponytail set' cramping Linux adoption?
March 28, 2006
Yes, says former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn. To be taken seriously, open-source community needs to dress the part.
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One city's move to open source
December 5, 2005
Mannheim, Germany, says its switch to Linux apps won't be fast or cheap--but that's just fine.
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Massachusetts says it's open to multiple formats
December 14, 2005
State senators air the issues around its decision to use OpenDocument as the default desktop application format.
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