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Mass. flips, now sides with Microsoft
The top advocate of open-source software for the Massachusetts government left his job, and now the government is supporting Microsoft's new Office Open XML file format. Sun Microsystems says it's a big sham, but top open-source lawyer Larry Rosen said the format is valid, whether people like its source or not. (A big question which Massachusetts lawmakers may not realize: what if Office Open XML only works with Office 12?)
For more on the format battle:
- check out this TechWeb article
- Sun urges rejection: article
- Rosen's support: blog entry
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