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The talk has passed about Massachusetts doing the document dance with Microsoft in order to provoke a beggarly response of slashed this and "Here, you can have this as well..." from Microsoft. Microsoft said it was political. We're on to slingin' and the FUD and the pressure and the armies of suits... and it's getting riper around here. Watch out where you step, you may want to approach wearing only the proper equipment. Reading news here and there I've been paying witness to this bold statement from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. I get the sense that the past 2 years worth of articles and discussions about Microsoft and the fast-moving consumer acknowledgement of the beginning of the Microsoft Black Hole are taking hold. But that's just me. Following are links to articles and discussions and whatever else that doesn't bore you to tears, chronicling the saga of what may be very significant. OK, now everybody smile..."Cheeeeeeze" Bringing on the Links:Massachusetts Office Party Massachusetts VS. Microsoft Massachusetts Talking Points Article on Proposal for Massachusetts to move to OpenDocument Massachusetts set to switch off Microsoft Massachusetts Mandates Open-Format Documents, Edges Towards Linux Microsoft Challenges Massachusetts on Open-Format Plan When open Standards Really Matter MA Chooses OASIS OpenDoc XML as Office Standard Massachusetts Back-Room
KOffice Developers Reply to Yates What has Microsoft done for Massachusetts lately? Massachusetts Verdict: MS Office Formats Out Comments on the Massachusetts Decision A collection of supporting articles, info Groklaw kicks-ass doesn't it?
It's Final - MA Goes With Open Document Woohoo!!
Microsoft Whines About MA's Decision to Support OpenDocument
Microsoft says Maybe to ODF
Oh, I almost forgot...Listen to the Meeting Enter the received funding from Microsoft Shills - CAGW Citizens Against Government Waste vs. Massachusetts OpenDocument decision...Aw, C'mon - a shill is a shill is a shill. Funny how most people can't see beyond their (gender specific) radius. Baaa haaa. Oh, and see This one, too...And this one IBM Stresses Importance of OpenDoc to Massachusetts Finally, someone with some balls:
Security Expert Dan Geer's Letter to MA Senator Pacheco Re ODF I've been slacking...Here are some articles from the past couple weeks focusing on the Massachusetts vs Microsoft Debacle (How do some of these people sleep at night?)... Microsoft Drops the Office Open Standard Ball
From the Outside Looking In: Analysts, Developers on Microsoft, Open Standards
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: Microsoft and Open Standards
Massachusetts, The Battle gets Ugly
MS Offer File Formats as Open Standards, Sorta Open
Microsoft's Covenant Re Patents on Office XML Reference Schemas
Statement of Case in Opposition to MS' NZ XML Patent
Boston Globe Throws Mud at Peter Quinn -- Mud Lands on Boston Globe
Surprise, Surprise - MA Warms to MS
Massachusetts' Public Records Law and Universal Access
Reactions to MS's "Glimmer of Openness" & a Little Water Under that Bridge
The Terms of Reference for Ms' Office Open XML
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Agenda for MA Meeting on Dec. 14
Peter Quinn Exonerated
Not All Welcome Open XML Standard
Peter Quinn Resigns
Massachusetts still on track for open standardsI'm sorry - I cannot help it; Coursey is just an asshole. You wanted to write it - I did. Chickenshit. Another public committment from Massachusetts to stay with ODF
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