[LIS-Forum] BetaNews: Librarians Voice Support for OpenDoc

[sandeep bhavsar]

        BetaNews: Librarians Voice Support for OpenDoc
Dec 16, 2005, 22 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (584 reads)
(Other stories by Ed Oswald)  
    "Five library associations voiced their support for the use of OpenDocument (ODF) in Massachusetts this week, sending a letter to William Galvin, the Commonwealth's Secretary of State. In it, the groups say the open source format is the best choice, as everyone has access to its specifications. 
  "Secretary Galvin has publicly derided the plan, saying he has 'grave concerns' about switching to OpenDocument from Microsoft Office. He also had been rumored to be pushing the various state agencies to decline to participate..." 
   
  Regards
   
  Sandeep Bhavsar
Librarian
Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies
Thane(W) 400601.
MUMBAI
   
  PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868
Mo : 9867437438
email : sandeep.bhavsar at gmail.com


		
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BetaNews: Librarians Voice Support for OpenDoc
Dec 16, 2005, 22 :00 UTC ( http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2005121602226OSPB#talkback_area
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(Other stories by http://www.linuxtoday.com/search.php3?author=Ed:Oswald
Ed Oswald
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"Five library associations voiced their support for the use of OpenDocument (ODF) in Massachusetts this week, sending a letter to William Galvin, the Commonwealth's Secretary of State. In it, the groups say the open source format is the best choice, as everyone has access to its specifications.
"Secretary Galvin has publicly derided the plan, saying he has 'grave concerns' about switching to OpenDocument from Microsoft Office. He also had been rumored to be pushing the various state agencies to decline to participate..."
 
Regards
 
Sandeep Bhavsar
Librarian
Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Research and Management Studies
Thane(W) 400601.
MUMBAI
 
PH : 25364492 25446554 25339868
Mo : 9867437438
email : mailto:sandeep.bhavsar at gmail.com sandeep.bhavsar at gmail.com
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