Russia's Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology Approves OpenDocument Format as National Standard
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2010-12-27 06:51:34 UTC
- Modified: 2010-12-27 06:51:34 UTC
Summary: OpenDocument Format (ODF) wins in Russia
IN SPITE of Microsoft's misconduct in Russia [1, 2, 3] (for OOXML) and despite Medvedev, Russia is embracing ODF, according to several sources. This one-line summary from Rob Weir says:
ODF approved as National Standard by Russia's Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology http://bit.ly/hOuw67
That's good news. They sidestep proprietary formats like OOXML and also avoid the RAND trap (OOXML as a 'standard' is fake).
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