Tag Archives: Massachusetts

links for 2008-02-17

Posted on February 17, 2008 by Bob Sutor

Can Microsoft be trusted on OOXML covenants?: Insight – Software – ZDNet Australia “Developers wanting to use Microsoft’s Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.” (tags: microsoft ooxml) Datamation Announces 2008 Product of the … Continue reading →

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ODF Alliance comments to Massachusetts regarding OOXML in the ETRM

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Bob Sutor

The comments that the ODF Alliance sent to Bethann Pepoli, Acting CIO for the Information Technology Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, are now online in PDF format.

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Groklaw, Massachusetts, and OOXML

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Pam Jones just updated some of her comments and suggestions about how you can make your opinions known regarding Massachusetts including OOXML in their draft technical reference model. See “About Massachusetts…”.

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Andy Updegrove gives his views about OOXML to Massachusetts

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Bob Sutor

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States is having a public review period for adding Microsoft’s OOXML document format (take proprietary Office formats, convert to XML, shake, please don’t print the 6000+ pages). Andy Updegrove has published his comments … Continue reading →

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OOXML in Massachusetts is not a done deal

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Bob Sutor

See the PC World article “Massachusetts Puts Open XML Out for Consideration” where Bethann Pepoli, acting CIO of the Massachusetts Information Technology Division (ITD), said “Someone could submit a comment and we could make a review of ETRM and make … Continue reading →

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Former MA CIO Louis Gutierrez on ODF, Microsoft

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Bob Sutor

Insightful interview over at ComputerWorld between journalist Carol Sliwa and former Massachusetts CIO Louis Gutierrez: “Q&A: Former Mass. CIO feels ‘bittersweet pride’ after battles with Microsoft, legislature: Gutierrez says he would make same choices again that he did in ODF … Continue reading →

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Wonder what happened in Massachusetts with Microsoft?

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Carol Sliwa of ComputerWorld put up a fascinating piece (“Inside story: How Microsoft & Massachusetts played hardball over open standards”) a couple of days ago on how Microsoft played against ODF in Massachusetts. David Berlind then followed up with commentary … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-10-18

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Bob Sutor

MA Gives Big Hug to Open Source & ODF “GOS? Sure, it�s another TLA, but this time it spells a big win for the Open Source movement as more state activism in Massachusetts leads the way, embracing ODF – OpenDocument … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-10-10

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Regarding Documents Massachusetts CIO change worries ODF supporters Not me, according to what I said in the blog and am quoted on in the article. Who writes these headlines? (tags: odf massachusetts) tecosystems: Presentation Tools: Offline, Online and Something in … Continue reading →

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Snapshot – October 9, 2006

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Here are a few odds and ends that somehow reflect things I’ve been thinking about and doing lately: The Three Current Most Popular Blog Posts “HR news from Massachusetts” Comment on Louis Gutierrez stepping down as CIO of Massachusetts. “Microsoft … Continue reading →

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HR news from Massachusetts

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Before there was the OpenDocument Format, there was Massachusetts. Before there was Massachusetts, there was politics. Louis Gutierrez, current CIO and successor to Peter Quinn of ODF and open standards fame, is resigning, effective 30 days from now. In his … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-09-10

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Music – Ryan Adams YouTube – Emmylou Harris “Return of the Grevious Angel” w Ryan Adams Emmylou and Ryan sing Gram Parsons’ song. (tags: music) YouTube – Ryan Adams – “Let It Ride” – Letterman (tags: music) ODF Linux News: … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-08-26

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Education and Patents O’Reilly Radar > Blackboard E-Learning Patent (tags: education patents software) OpenDocumentFormat (ODF) in Massachusetts Massachusetts Forges Ahead With ODF Implementations – News by InformationWeek “Massachusetts will start rolling out the Open Document Format (ODF) in a handful … Continue reading →

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ODF Alliance press release re Massachusetts

Posted on August 25, 2006 by Bob Sutor

The ODF Alliance put out a press release yesterday in response to the announcement in Massachussets that they would use plug-ins for Micrososoft office as an initial technique to start their phase-in of OpenDOcument Format in the Executive branch. Here … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-08-24

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Mass. to use Microsoft Office in ODF plan | CNET News.com “Massachusetts will begin using OpenDocument as the default document format later this year as planned, but it will be sticking with Microsoft Office in the near term, the state’s … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-07-06

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Paris planning for citywide Wi-Fi | CNET News.com “Paris wants blanket wireless Internet coverage by the end of 2007, helping to make it the most connected capital city in the world, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said Tuesday.” (tags: wifi travel) Mass. … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-06-22

Posted on June 22, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Open Source Integration Developers News: Geronimo J2EE 1.4 Quickly Enters Mainstream “Since IBM�s early adoption of Geronimo as a core component of a Websphere J2EE app server for mid-sized companies, other ISVs, partners and end users are all showing healthy … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-06-20

Posted on June 20, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Hmmmmm Will Microsoft’s US$30 million grant to Massachussetts buy more than software? “Still, he [Updegrove] points out that the company has given the state only US$40 million over the preceding five years, so this is an unusually large grant that … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-06-18

Posted on June 18, 2006 by Bob Sutor

ClockLink.com Clocks for your website. I had never heard of them, but you might find them interesting. This is not an endorsement. (tags: blogging) Consortiuminfo.org – ODF, MS and MASS: Now you see the dots (and now you don’t) “Two … Continue reading →

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Good news from Massachusetts

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Those of you who have been following the saga in Massachusetts around the OpenDocument Format know that one of the very odd things that happened last year was that an amendment was put on an economic stimulus bill to largely … Continue reading →

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Mass Technology Leadership Council event

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Bob Sutor

I’ll be speaking at the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council’s event “Proprietary Software Company Views On Open Source” on Tuesday, June 6, in Waltham, MA. Check back on the site as we get closer: it looks like it will be a … Continue reading →

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Whack-a-mole

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Bob Sutor

There’s a children’s game called Whack-a-mole where you have moles sticking their heads out of their holes and you are supposed to bop them as fast as you can and move on. The mole anti-defamation league doesn’t like it, but … Continue reading →

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More ODF FUD, this time around the plug-in

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Bob Sutor

I just came across this article by David A. Utter called “Massachusetts, Microsoft Could Fight Again.” He quotes a passage from a new statement by The Initiative for Software Choice, an effort sponsored by CompTIA. Regardless, the Massachusetts ODF policy … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-04-20

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Ubuntu Beats Grow-Your-Own for Oracle Via James Governor. If you haven’t heard of Ubuntu, you should educate yourself at http://www.ubuntu.com/ (tags: linux ubuntu) Welcome – Ubuntu Linux Direct site for Ubuntu Linux. (tags: linux ubuntu) Group Plots Desktop Linux Printing … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-04-18

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Sanjiva Weerawarana’s Blog – Debate about Jini vs. WS-* For my money, Sanjiva’s one of the smartest people in the world regarding web services, so when he speaks, I listen. I remember having these types of debates back in 2000. … Continue reading →

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KOffice 1.5, ODF, and accessibility support

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Bob Sutor

DesktopLinux.com has more on the release of KOffice 1.5 and its default support for OpenDocumentFormat (ODF). The article points out the improvements made around accessibility: The 1.5 version of KOffice has new support for enhanced accessibility through the means of … Continue reading →

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Sam Hiser on OpenDocument, past and future

Posted on April 10, 2006 by Bob Sutor

See Sam’s thoughtful blog entry: “MIGRATION: OpenDocument is in My Future”. Aside: I remember a lot of things from that day in Boston, though I certainly do not remember what I wearing. Other than ODF and its future in the … Continue reading →

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Louis Gutierrez appointment as new CIO of Massachusetts

Posted on February 3, 2006 by Bob Sutor

Here’s one more story about the appointment of Mr. Gutierrez: “Massachusetts Appoints Open Source, ODF- Friendly CIO”. Two things of note here: first is a photo of Mr. Gutierrez and the second is that he will start work on Monday, … Continue reading →

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The other former state CIO in the OpenDocument story

Posted on February 3, 2006 by Bob Sutor

The Groklaw story the other day reminded me that there has been another former state CIO that has played a big part in the OpenDocument story. Stuart McKee was CIO of the State of Washington before he joined Microsoft. CIO … Continue reading →

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But it’s just a bunch of XML

Posted on February 2, 2006 by Bob Sutor

I’m constantly amazed how the OpenDocument story seems to be reaching into very important areas, and that’s just in Massachusetts. Andy Updegrove has a fascinating blog entry where he talks about future Presidential politics, appearing strong in the face of … Continue reading →

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