[LUGOS-SLO] [Fwd: ODF Alliance Newsletter - June 2007]

[Robert Ludvik]

V vednost.
Za SIST.SI bom glede glasovanja o OOXML sestavil en kratek dopis z nekaj
dejstvi. Ve kdo, koga točno je treba glede tega kontaktirati na SIST-u?
Na spletni strani http://www.sist.si/slo/g1/g122.htm se mi zdi primerna
oseba Drago Majcen.
Lepo pa bi bilo, če bi tako pismo podpisalo več 'subjektov' (društev,
organizacij, podjetij ...).
*Če lahko kdo pomaga pri kontaktih glede tega, se priporočam.*
Za LUGOS in Kiberpipo bom jaz vprašal, če bi bila 'podpisnik' tega.
Lp

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Zadeva: ODF Alliance Newsletter - June 2007
Datum: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:29:04 -0700
Od: Marino Marcich <mmarcich na odfalliance.org>
Reply-to: mmarcich na odfalliance.org
Za: <r na aufbix.org>

28 June 2007

You can download a free PDF version of the newsletter:
http://www.odfalliance.org/mail_list.php. Please feel free to forward to
whom it may be of interest.


Contact Your ISO/IEC National Standardization Body Today: Vote "No" on
OOXML!

Each member body of ISO and the IEC is entitled to vote on Draft
International Standard (DIS) 29500, commonly known as Office Open XML
(OOXML).  Send your National Standardization Body a letter urging them
to vote "No" (disapprove) on OOXML. By voting "No", they are voting
"Yes" for true openness, choice, and interoperability.  Ballots are due
no later than September 2, 2007.

1) DIS 29500/OOXML Fact Sheet -
http://www.odfalliance.org/resources/DIS%2029500-OOXML%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

2) The Technical Case Against DIS 29500/OOXML -
http://www.odfalliance.org/resources/The%20Technical%20Case%20Against%20OOXML.pdf

3) DIS 29500/OOXML: Six Questions To National Standardization Bodies -
http://fsfeurope.org/documents/msooxml-questions

4) Preserving Legacy Files with OOXML -
http://www.odf-eag.eu/repository/white-papers/preserving-legacy-files-with-ecma-open-office-xml-msooxml

5) Dual Standards: More Choice or Less? -
http://osacademy.hosting.amaze.nl:9090/odformat/repository/white-papers/dual-standards-2013-more-choice-or-less

6) Achieving Openness: a closer look at ODF & OOXML -
http://www.odfalliance.org/resources/Achieving_Openness.pdf


Germany's Governing Coalition Considering ODF As Means To Open
Competition In the Market for Office Productivity Suites

According to Heise Online's reporting from the LinuxTag 2007 conference
held in Berlin May 30-June 2, the governing coalition in Germany is
considering a mandate for open standards in general and ODF in
particular. Key goals are improving the competitive situation and
strengthening the position of smaller companies. According to the
article, the governing coalition sees ODF as a standard that can help
increase competition in the office productivity market.

Heise Online (de) - http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/90460


Denmark Decides On Trial Period for Both ODF and OOXML in 2008;
Parliamentary Evaluation To Follow in 2009

Following up on the passage of a law (B103) by the Danish Parliament on
June 2, 2006 requiring the use of open standards in the public sector,
Denmark's Minister of Science, Helge Sander, after lengthy negotiations
with the IT spokespersons of the Danish Parliament, announced a plan
making both ODF and OOXML obligatory for a one-year trial period in
2008. During this period the public authorities should be able to
receive both ODF and OOXML, and new purchases should be able to handle
at least one. The trial period will be evaluated in the first six months
of 2009 by a third party, with a view towards a new evaluation by the
parliament.

Danish Gov't Announcement (dk) -
http://videnskabsministeriet.dk/site/forside/nyheder/pressemeddelelser/2007/vigtigt-politisk-fremskridt-for-aabne-standarder


Swiss Scientific Body Recommends ODF

The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) has endorsed ODF.
Noting the support that exists for ODF in 20+ commercial applications,
SATW recommended its use in Switzerland in both the private and public
sector as well as in education.

SATW (de) - http://www.satw.ch/aktuell/odf
NZZ(Krieg der Standards) - http://www.nzz.ch/2007/06/20/ft/articleF9VMC.html


New Applications Support for ODF

1) OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X: The development version of
OpenOffice.org for Mac is now available for download.
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua.html#bittorrent


Upcoming ODF-Related Conferences/Events

Aug. 5-9, 2007
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Annual Meeting - Boston, MA
http://www.ncsl.org/annualmeeting/registration.htm

Sep. 19-21, 2007
OpenOffice.org Annual International Conference (OOoCon 2007)- Barcelona,
Spain
http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2007/

Sep. 19-21, 2007
EU 4th Ministerial eGovernment Conference - Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.megovconf-lisbon.gov.pt/

Oct. 15-16, 2007
Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON 2007) - Portland, Oregon
Call for Speakers (July 20 deadline)- http://goscon.org/node/466
Conference Site - http://goscon.org/

Nov. 12-15, 2007
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
http://www.igfbrazil2007.br/index.htm


New Alliance Members

The Alliance now includes 412 member organization in 52 countries.
Please welcome the following new members: City of Freiburg (Germany);
S&T - Sistemas e Tecnologia Informática,Ld (Portugal); OpenQuest -
Sistemas de Informação, Lda (Portugal); Jaspal Kaur Public School of
Delhi (India); Association of Public ICT Tools Access Providers (India);
Compugen Inc. (Canada); Janmedia Interactive (USA, Poland); Abiss.gr
(Greece); Patchcom Services (Ireland); Informedia Technologies (India);
SC Lightway Software SRL (Romania); Consulting1x1 (Germany); and VIRTUA,
s.l. (Spain).


ODF In the News

New York state to debate open document format legislation
Eric Lai, ComputerWorldUK, June 12, 2007
http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operating-systems/nix/news/index.cfm?newsid=3447

10 Downing Street Talks Document Formats
Glyn Moody: open source, open genomics, open content; 07 June 2007
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2007/06/10-downing-street-talks-document.html

Some Journals Rejecting Office 2007 Format
Slashdot; Posted by kdawson on Saturday June 02, @08:15PM
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/02/2119253

Comparing OpenDocument (ODF) with MS-XML (OOXML/EOOXML) - and why
Multiple Competing Standards are a Bad Idea
David A. Wheeler's Blog; Tue, 05 Jun 2007
http://www.dwheeler.com/blog/2007/06/05/#odf-msxml-ooxml-compare

In Other Words, Open Formats Surging Ahead
Illuminata Perspectives; June 4th, 2007 at 10:01 am by Jonathan Eunice
http://www.illuminata.com/perspectives/?p=318

ODF and Web 2.0
CIO; By Bernard Golden Wed, Jun 6, 2007 13:37 EDT
http://advice.cio.com/bernard_golden/odf_and_web_2_0

Microsoft Lobbies Legislatures to Kill ODF Bills: Time to Tackle The
Issue Elsewhere
IT Business Edge; Posted by Ken Hardin on June 4, 2007 at 2:42 pm
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/bpi/?p=493

The Pointless Office Converter Delay
eWeek Microsoft Watch; May 29, 2007 10:28 PM
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/business_applications/the_pointless_office_converter_delay.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535

Connecting Military Nets Through Open Source Collaboration
eCommerce Times; By Henry S. Kenyon; 05/30/07 4:00 AM PT
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/iHK5ZQv6Zpc8PM/Connecting-Military-Nets-Through-Open-Source-Collaboration.xhtml

Google to launch Powerpoint rival
By John Fontana, Network World, 15 June 2007
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsID=9172&pagtype=all

Ubuntu distributor Canonical to not enter agreement with Microsoft
By Justin Mann, TechSpot.com; Published: June 18, 2007, 10:58 AM EST
http://www.techspot.com/news/25745-ubuntu-distributor-canonical-to-not-enter-agreement-with-microsoft.html

OpenOffice Sports All-Around Improvements
eWEEK; By Tiffany Maleshefski
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2146421,00.asp


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