InfoWorld: French Gov't Recommends Standardizing on ODF

"All French government publications should be made available in OpenDocument Format (ODF), according to a report commissioned by the French prime minister.

"In his report, 'On Equal Terms,' National Assembly Deputy Bernard Carayon calls for a law making it compulsory for French government departments to use ODF when they create or distribute documents, and suggests that France ask its European partners to do likewise when exchanging documents at a European level..."

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