Monthly Archives: June 2007
Assemblymember Leno Continues the Fight
Given the news about AB 1668 dying in committee, I asked the Leno camp if they had any comments. I later found this in my inbox: Awareness continues to grow of the need for ‘open’ file formats. I will continue … Continue reading
Comprehensive Technical Document on ODF and Microsoft’s OOXML
I have purposely avoided the technical debate over document formats as A.) I feel they’re beside the point and B.) they tend to break down into “my technology is better than yours” – which is wholly unproductive. However, as more … Continue reading
New York Steps into the Fray
Hot on the heels of a ComputerWorld article discussing the death of all open formats legislation this year, there comes rumbling that New York is now trying its hand at similar legislation. There are some notable differences between this effort … Continue reading
AB 1668 Effectively Dead in Appropriations Committee
It has been reported in ComputerWorld that Microsoft has trounced all of the pro-open formats bills that were being deliberated in 6 state legislatures across the US at one time this year. California’s AB 1668 was, unfortunately, one of them. … Continue reading