It's taken two years for this to happen, but ODF has finally been approved as
a standard format by the International Organization for Standardization. The OpenDocument Format is now poised to
be readily adopted throughout Europe, as the EU recognizes the formats recognized by the ISO. BetaNews has the story,
plus a great quote from ODF Alliance executive Director Mario Marcich, "We believe access to public records and
essential services should never be restricted to users of a particular brand of software or computer platform."
Word to that.OpenDocument format finally gets ISO certification
It's taken two years for this to happen, but ODF has finally been approved as
a standard format by the International Organization for Standardization. The OpenDocument Format is now poised to
be readily adopted throughout Europe, as the EU recognizes the formats recognized by the ISO. BetaNews has the story,
plus a great quote from ODF Alliance executive Director Mario Marcich, "We believe access to public records and
essential services should never be restricted to users of a particular brand of software or computer platform."
Word to that.
