desktoplinux.com — California may become the second U.S. state to mandate an open format for all government documents. A bill filed this week by state Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) would require the transition to open, XML-based document formats by 2008.
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defryskMar 8, 2007
Very very good good news :-) , fingers crossed.
seaeaglesruleMar 10, 2007
Excellent news. It looks like the ODF snowball is in motion & gathering momentum.
xxmyaMar 12, 2007
For bill details & status, or to comment, see <a class="user" href="http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm">http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm</a>It is AB 1668 (just enter "1668").Californians: If you support this measure, let your state Assembly Member know. For contact info, visit <a class="user" href="http://www.assembly.ca.gov">http://www.assembly.ca.gov</a> and click on "Find My District"