-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alan Lord wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> Could someone from marketing pick up on/assist with this thread on the >> users list: >> >> <http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/BrowseList?list=users&by=thread&from=1983902> >> >> [[users] [moderated] Is Open Office approved by DoD or the US Navy??] >> >> I know that StarOffice signed with DISA back in 2001 >> (http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2001-06/sunflash.20010625.3.xml) >> but no idea if it's expanded beyond that, or would include OOo. >> >> Thanks > > I had a very interesting conversation with a chap I met at my son's > party. He was from the "Royal Signals Corp", part of the British Army, > at the weekend. > > In "the field" they use OpenOffice exclusively. Back at home, they still > use Microsoft... > > I don't think he made the comment in any official capacity so I don't > think it is a "policy statement" but I found it interesting nevertheless. > > Cheers > > Al > That is interesting. Good to hear too. I've had a fair bit of 'unofficial commenting' which suggests that OOo's usage is fairly well engrained in the UK at least. Only serves to make today's 'Yes' vote on OOXML more bitter a pill to swallow. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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