Chris,
Thanks for the pointer, we might wait with the success story when the
policy is official published
Kay
On 09/02/09 02:54, Chris Pratt wrote:
Stephen is right. I have the document, but it appears to be internal only
at this point. I apologize for the zealous excitement. As soon as it is
public I'll be sure to post the link. I'll see if I can push this policy
being viewable by the public. In the meantime, if anyone is interested,
here are some links showing the Utah States increasing interest and research
into OpenOffice and open source in general.
http://dts.utah.gov/techresearch/techreports/resources/openSourcePositionPaper061120.pdf
http://www.utahta.wikispaces.net/Office+Suite+Standards
http://dts.utah.gov/techresearch/techarchitecture/reviews/resources/taRevOfficeSuites071211.pdf
http://dts.utah.gov/techresearch/techarchitecture/archrevboard/resources/taReportOpenOfficePilot6-25-08.pdf
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Stephen Samuel (gmail)
<[email protected]>wrote:
Well, I was able to find this:
http://dts.utah.gov/news/newsletter/archives/issue158.html
"The ARB has recently reviewed and approved several standards, including
the expanded use of Open Office productivity suite in state government.
The newly approved standard means that DTS will provide support for
Open Office as well as Microsoft Office suite. Agencies are encouraged to
select productivity software that meets their business and cost
requirements.
I looked at issues between 158 and 176 (the current), and couldn't find
any other references to Open Office, so I'm inclined to say that, if this
is
the protocol within the directorate's office, it's probably unofficial
-- and possibly
even an impromptu pilot project.
In the meantime, however, I found the following:
http://kevin.watson.name/research/openoffice.html -- Comparing
OpenOffice 1.0 to MS Office 2000
OpenOffice.org software was put to the test in an academic
environment. This paper examined how the newly released software stood
up to the test of newspaper and technology columnists and how it stood
up to the rigorous testing in the English Department at Utah State
University in Logan, Utah.
The question that was answered is thus: In general, is OpenOffice.org
a viable alternative to Microsoft Office 2000 in an academic
environment? The answer turned out to be yes. OpenOffice.org software
stood up to nearly all of the requirements of teaching faculty and
staff in the department. There were a few who disliked using
OpenOffice.org software, but the same people also find Microsoft
Office clumsy and unusable.
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Kay Koll<[email protected]> wrote:
Chris,
this is great, do you have a link or pointer for more details.
This news is definitely worth to be added to the OO.o Newsletter and OO.o
references page
Regards
Kay
On 09/01/09 17:43, Chris Pratt wrote:
I thought the group would find it interesting that the Utah State
Department
of Technology has recently (beginning August 1st, 2009) implemented a
policy
stating that all new computers ordered will have OpenOffice installed as
the
office productivity software instead of Microsoft Office. Any new
computer
violating this rule requires written justification as to why and
approval
by
the CIO. There are rumors that this policy will eventually apply to the
entire Utah State Government. I feel the tide turning in favor of
OpenOffice. Congratulations!
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