>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9025618&intsrc=news_ts_head > >> > > > > > Sometimes the good guys win. > > > > Yup. Now I wish we'd follow Massachusetts's lead and mandate open formats > > for all documents. > > > > And then go one further and mandate that all state agencies use open > source > > tools wherever possible. > >The only thing preventing that perhaps are the lobbyists....???
I'm sure they'd be there if there was a chance it would happen. Right now there doesn't appear to be any organized interest in making this happen. Every time there's an opportunity to comment on state data systems (Requests for Information, public comment on plans, etc.) I lay out the argument. But I bet that if I'm not the only one doing it, I could count those who are on the fingers of one hand. However, I think I did have some small effect on the State Health Department. After I responded to one of their RFIs, their next round of grant applications stipulated an ability to read and produce .doc documents and .xls spreadsheets, instead of demanding that contractors have Microsoft Office. A small concession but aimed in the right direction, I think. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
