A war has been waging in ultra-liberal Massachusetts, the first major legislative war regarding open source software. In it, the legislature was attempting a major blow to Microsoft Office, by mandating the use of open source document software, in order to provide a standardized, non-proprietary and non-royalty based document format. They settled on the Open Document Format, or ODF, supported by OpenOffice and StarOffice, which would cost Microsoft untold millions in sales, but, more importantly, could start a nationwide move towards ODF, and a move away from market leader MS Office. Well, Slashdot) Tag: Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.
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