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The mandate should be for open, replicable, and fully published formats. If you want to be super-strict, add the requirement that there have to be at least two
by jonathanstrange 7mo ago
The mandate should be for open, replicable, and fully published formats. If you want to be super-strict, add the requirement that there have to be at least two fully interoperable implementations under the control of two separate organizations.
Locking everyone into a particular format is always a bad idea.
- Havoc 7mo agoBaby steps
- nickserv 7mo agoOpenOffice, controlled by the Apache Foundation, and LibreOffice, controlled by the Document Foundation. No look in, since both are open source. For a closed source solution use MS Office or Google docs.
- jonathanstrange 7mo agoOther open formats are excluded, hence it's a lock in to one specific format. This cripples innovation. For example, you can no longer use an app that uses an open markdown format in the German administration.
- mdhen 7mo agoThis accomplishes exactly what you described.