[Linux-aus] Australian Government Desktop Standard mandates OOXML??

[David Lloyd]

Hmm,

On 20/01/2011, at 11:36 AM, Terry Dawson wrote:

> ITWire reports that the Australian Department of Finance are intending to mandate OOXML as the document standard for whole of government.
> 
> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/245276,australia-mandates-microsofts-open-office-xml.aspx
>  
> That would be sad news.

Actually, if they didn't specify some encumbered, closed standard,
 I would worry that the Government (as a whole, not individuals working
within it) suddenly started to not waste money and make sense.

DSL