[odf-discuss] BECTA questioning VISTA

[marbux]

Thank you, Russell.

Best regards,

Marbux

On 1/16/07, Russell Ossendryver <worldlabel at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think this is the link, download PDF:
> publications.becta.org.uk/download.cfm?resID=28199
>
>
> On 1/16/07, Ian Lynch <ian.lynch at zmsl.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2007-01-16 at 12:06 -0800, marbux wrote:
> > > Got a link?
> >
> > Somewhere on www.becta.org.uk. I got the quote from someone else.
> >
> >
> > > On 1/16/07, Ian Lynch <ian.lynch at zmsl.com> wrote:
> > > > Recently found on BECTA's web site.
> > > >
> > > > "Becta is therefore calling on the ICT industry to ensure that computers
> > > > for the education marketplace are delivered with a choice of Office
> > > > productivity suites available, which ideally should include an
> > > > open-source offering.
> > > >
> > > > The ability for schools to exercise choice is further restricted by
> > > > interoperability difficulties and Becta is calling on Microsoft to
> > > > improve its support for the ODF interoperability standard.
> > > >
> > > > There is also concern that the current lack of support for Microsoft's
> > > > new file formats in competitor products (particularly "free to
> > > > education" products) may exacerbate "digital divide" issues. Becta
> > > > therefore advises that schools should only deploy Office 2007 when its
> > > > interoperability with alternative products is satisfactory."
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > BECTA has been heavily criticised recently with 116 MPS signing an early
> > > > day motion censuring their procurement frameworks for being unfriendly
> > > > to FOSS. Seems like the pressure is having an effect.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ian
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