47 lines
1.5 KiB
HTML
47 lines
1.5 KiB
HTML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<html newsdate="2014-02-26">
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<version>1</version>
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<head>
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<title>FSFE comments on UK proposal on document formats</title>
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</head>
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<body class="press release">
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<h1>FSFE comments on UK proposal on document formats</h1>
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<p newsteaser="yes">FSFE has
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submitted <a href="http://standards.data.gov.uk/comment/865#comment-865">comments</a>
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on a proposal by the UK government to use only document formats based
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on <a href="http://fsfe.org/activities/os/def.en.html">Open Standards</a>
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in future.
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</p>
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<p>
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"We applaud the UK government for its focus on competition and
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openness", says Karsten Gerloff, FSFE's President. "This proposal is
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an example to other governments on how to do it right."
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</p>
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<p>
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The UK government has proposed to rely exclusively on open document
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formats for newly created documents. Each of the proposed standards
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(HTML, ODF, TXT, CSV) addresses a different technical need. These
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recommendations are based on an extensive study of user needs among
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the government's staff.
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</p>
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<p>
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"We are delighted that the UK government is using Free Software and
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Open Standards in a strategic fashion. Their approach will likely
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increase competition among suppliers, make public sector IT more
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efficient, and reduce costs," says Gerloff.
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</p>
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</body>
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<sidebar>
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</sidebar>
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<tag key="front-page"/>
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<tag key="procurement"/>
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<tag key="openstandards"/>
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<tag key="publicadministration"/>
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<tag key="policy"/>
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</html>
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