French Government Recommends Standardizing on ODF

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "From the InfoWorld article: All French government publications should be made available in OpenDocument Format (ODF), according to a report commissioned by the French prime minister. The new report also suggests that France ask its European partners to do likewise when exchanging documents at a European level. It is recommended that the government will fund a research center dedicated to open-source software security as well, adds the article."

misread

[macadamia_harold]

It is recommended that the government will fund a research center dedicated to open-source software security as well, adds the article.

Wouldn't that make it a prediction, rather than a recommendation?

Fench ODF

[SeaFox]

From the InfoWorld article: All French government publications should be made available in OpenDocument Format [CC] (ODF), according to a report commissioned by the French prime minister.

Does that mean we have to start calling it "Freedom Format" in the U.S.?

OK, sorry

[Flying pig]

Let's say "a substantial part of the ENArchy, and the national bureaucracy, speaking from personal experience over a number of years"

Good Lord, this is Slashdot. If you want academic standards of discussion and analysis, you could always try Digg!

And in case you are wondering, I think they have the right attitude. It's _your_ interpretation that suggesting that the French want to encourage the use of French and international standards, and mentioning Napoleon is xenophobia. Which suggests that you think those are bad things. Which, friend, makes you the xenophobe.

Cheese...

[Anonymous Coward]

No, you USians call it the "500 pound gorilla with cheese", also known as Steve Ballmer and MS Office.

No, no, no... If it's Steve Ballmer we are talking about it's a "500 pound gorilla with a chair" not cheese, a chair...

Re:The French attitude

[masklinn]

And the US has a confused view of the French. Especially recently.

The current administration is not confused about France, France disagrees with the views of the current administration, France therefore has it's place on the Axis of Evil list, and it probably hosts terrorists. A lot of them.

Don't move from where you are by the way, the police will be at your place soon to make you realize that the current administration is not "confused" in any way, and that you shouldn't voice such anti-american thought as they support terrorists, undermine the current administration's War on Terror efforts and show a distinct lack of support for the american troops in Iraq.