[Cialug] Bill Introduced in Minnesota to Require Use of "Open DataFormats"

[jaybabel at mchsi.com]

Could be a trend.  Massachusetts announced a plan to go to ODF last fall.  Apparently they received some favorable comments from some companies but one company - I don't recall who - was pretty negative.

http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/korn?entry=massachusetts_open_document_and_accessibility


-------------- Original message from "Dave J. Hala Jr." <dave at 58ghz.net>: -------------- 


> Minn, has always been a leader when it goes to open source and open 
> "stuff" I wouldn't be suprised if it passed easily... 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 14:43, Dave Crouse wrote: 
> > Bill Introduced in Minnesota to Require Use of "Open Data Formats" 
> > 
> http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20060405064612853 
> > 
> > Now lets hope the M$ lobbyist's don't get to someone before it passes ;) 
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