Alan Yates
Alan Yates
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As we look to the future, and all of these data types become increasingly intertwined, locked-in formats like OpenDocument are not well suited to address these varying data types -- as the proposed policy itself acknowledges. ... We would advise the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to do a thorough evaluation of the costs and benefits before making such a major shift.
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We were surprised by the narrowing of the approach to openness, ... There are many other different options that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has here that many other countries and states are doing.
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We would have liked a greater opportunity to explain how openness is possible with Office. We've found a very positive reaction to our open formats and our approach, and there's a growing awareness there.
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There has been a very positive reaction to our open formats, although there's still perception from some quarters that we're the enemy of open source. That's just not the case.
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We thought it was important to express our concerns. We're looking forward to having the proposal more thoroughly reviewed, and we welcome the opportunity to explain our comments more fully.
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As such, this unprecedented approach not only prevents impacted state agencies of the Commonwealth from using many critical and well-established technologies but also runs afoul of well-established procurement norms without due consideration for the enormous costs and technical challenges that stem from the proposal.
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we talked about doing something along the lines of a record label together, maybe me working as the artist/producer while he provided more of the business mind to things, as well as some of his creative input. And here we are.
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We've shipped a version of Office 2003 with an open format and we've expressed more commitment to the approach in our next Office releases. We feel that we're not being given enough of an opportunity to explain how openness is possible.
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The product has been extremely successful because it's more usable.
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It gives them the confidence that there is a foundation for documents that is not controlled by just one company but is a real consensus within the industry,
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Open Office is fine if you have very limited needs because it was really designed around what Microsoft Office products were designed around 10 years ago.
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Openness is very important for us, and for our customers. There's more awareness, but as the situation in Massachusetts demonstrates, we still have more work to do in terms of emphasizing our work with open formats.
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We have substantial concerns ... with the definition of 'open formats' in the current proposal.
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