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Massachusetts Open Standards -- Media Explosion

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Sep 14, 2005, By Nick Mudge

So far this year I haven't seen an IT issue in a state government get as much media attention all at once as Massachusetts' plan to use the OpenDocument file format for documents, resulting in the possible abandonment of Microsoft's Office software.

Here are some recent stories:

Open Season in Massachusetts | Internetnews.com

Editor's Note: Free as in... Vista? | LinuxToday.com

Kicking the Microsoft Office habit | Arnet.com

A Month Without Microsoft Office | PC World

Are government agencies serious about open source? | LinuxWorld

Plan by 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards | New York Times

Massachusetts mandates open-format docs, edges toward Linux | DesktopLinux.com

Massachusetts Embraces Open Source | CIO Today

Massachusetts' Move to Open Format Is Closed-Minded | eWeek

Massachusetts plan puts political pressure on Microsoft | Computer Business

Should more public agencies heed Massachusetts' OpenDoc policy? | ZDnet

Massachusetts Weighs Dropping Office for Open Alternative | Ecommerce Times

Massachusetts ditches Microsoft for open source | Silicon.com

Massachusetts turns its back on Microsoft | MSNBC

Microsoft Blasts Massachusetts' New XML Policy | InformationWeek

Lights out in Massachusetts for Microsoft | Channel Register

Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop | CNet

Tussle over Office format | Seattlepi.com

Open Source of Our Discontent? | Fast Company

Massachusetts Explains Legal Concerns for Open Documents | Slashdot.org

MA proposal puts Microsoft on defensive | Financial Times

US state plans to abandon Microsoft Office | Computerworld

State may drop Office software | Boston Globe

US state plans to ditch Microsoft software - report | Forbes.com

There is also a ton of response in the blogosphere as can be seen on Technorati, Blogpulse and Blogdigger.

Early last year Government Technology ran a story about Massachusetts adopting open standards entitled: The Open Road.
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