Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Jun 2006 21:02 UTC, submitted by Flatline
In a blow to Microsoft, Belgium's government departments will be instructed to use an open file format for internal communications. The OpenDocument Format is to be the standard format for exchanging documents within the government, according to a proposal that is expected to be approved by Belgium's Council of Ministers on Friday. The plan increases the pressure from governments worldwide on Microsoft to embrace open standards.
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2006-01-10
It clearly does not. For example, OpenXML isn't allowed to be re-licensed, which makes it a no-go for GPL applications and thus it is not "freely implementable" because FREELY means you can do it ANYwhere, ANYhow.
Tom