[LinuxBusinessHawaii] Re: [luau] OpenSourceAdvocates

[Jimen Ching]

On 13 Oct 2002, Warren Togami wrote:
>Microsoft Word .DOC files from government is completely unacceptable,
>even though OpenOffice works fine.

Again, the issue is what is the goal of the legislation?  Is it to find
the superior wordprocessor that can open a .doc file?  Or is the goal to
create open and standardized file formats?  I find it hard to believe the
governement cares about the former.

--jc
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Jimen Ching (WH6BRR)      jching at flex.com     wh6brr at uhm.ampr.org