Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 27th Dec 2005 18:03 UTC, submitted by Andy Updegrove
"I'm very sorry to report that Peter Quinn, the CIO of Massachusetts who has been at the center of a controversy relating to his efforts at the Information Technology Division to adopt the OpenDocument format for the use of the Commonwealth's Executive Agencies, has resigned."
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Except he WASN'T working for his employer's best interests. His employer is also obligated to provide services to people whose needs aren't met by the OSS community. Quinn ignored or overlooked those requirements. Therefore, it's not surprising that he lost his job.
This isn't about open source or the OSS community. It's about open standards, and the requirements that state documents be accessible to everyone decades from now and not just those who can afford to purchace and who choose to purchase particular software.
No state department has produced any legitimate concerns (that I've seen, anyway). Are there any real concerns? If there are, please state exactly what they are. There have been a lot of false concerns, but none of them have actually held water when put to the test.