[Fsf-friends] 1st Asian Nation to Adopt Open Software Standards

[Raj Mathur]

This may be some help in the battle against OOXML:

1st Asian Nation to Adopt Open Software Standards

"Japan has adopted a policy under which government ministries and 
agencies will solicit bids from software vendors whose products support 
internationally recognized open standards and thus becomes the first 
country in Asia to embrace the open software Standards, The 
OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance) says in a press release 
(PDF).

Full story at: 
http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/jul/13/1st_asian_nation_to_adopt_open_software_standards

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