I have a short ODF trio to share with you today. First up, Jomar Silva brings us the happy news that Venezuela now mandates the use of ODF, joining Uraguay, Brazil and 14 other national governments that have adopted the International Standard for … [Continue reading] about I love the smell of ODF in the morning
The State of ODF in OASIS
The year 2008 was a great year for ODF. The ODF Alliance has published their 2008 Annual Report [PDF] which is well-worth reading, especially for its coverage of ODF adoption. The date has long passed since I last could keep up with all the news … [Continue reading] about The State of ODF in OASIS
Monopoly Freedom Day
Each year the Tax Foundation, a 70-year old nonpartisan tax research group based in Washington, D.C., issues a press release on Tax Freedom Day, the day in the year where the average American worker has earned enough to pay their taxes for the year. … [Continue reading] about Monopoly Freedom Day
Inaugural address words
A word cloud made using Wordle, of the texts of all inaugural addresses, from that of April 30th, 1789 until today's. The 500 most-used words are displayed (leaving out 'the', 'a', 'is', etc.) with font size proportionate to frequency of use.Some of … [Continue reading] about Inaugural address words
ODF 1.0 Errata 01
Back in March 2007 JTC1/SC34 issued the following statement: Liaison Statement from JTC1/SC34 to OASIS ODF TC Defects have been identified in ISO/IEC 26300 and defect reports will be submitted to the OASIS ODF TC. SC 34 requests that the OASIS … [Continue reading] about ODF 1.0 Errata 01