ConsortiumInfo: The Fix Is In on ODF

“I just received a call telling me about a significant event
relating to the Massachusetts ODF saga. After a month of news
largely dominated by pro-ODF announcements, such as the release of
ODF-compliant office suites, patent non-assertion pledges and the
like, the opposition has just lowered the boom. And if they are
successful, it’s a big one.

“According to what I’ve just learned, an amendment to a piece of
important Massachusetts legislation (an economic stimulus bill) was
passed out of the Senate Ways & Means today committee this
afternoon. If it is adopted, it could at minimum drastically delay
the effectiveness date of the ODF policy, and at worst, could roll
back the Information and Technology Division’s (ITD) action
entirely…”

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