Tag Archives: Netherlands

Daily Links for Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Standards Netherlands helps Denmark with open IT The Industry Standard The Dutch government has provided Denmark with information regarding the Dutch national plan Heemskerk for open government IT. In Denmark, there is heated debate about the approach for open IT … Continue reading

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Nice article about Dutch adoption of ODF

CNN Money ran a nice Associated Press article earlier today about adoption of open source and ODF by the Dutch government: “Dutch Government: Open Source Software To Be Adopted By April 2008.” While there is some confusion between open source … Continue reading

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AP: Amsterdam to give open source a try

The Associated Press is saying that Amsterdam is going to be trying out open source software to see if it can lead to more widespread use: City spokeswoman Marjolijn van Goethem said Amsterdam’s housing department and one of its borough … Continue reading

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links for 2006-12-08

The Continuing Open XML Debacle + Some DRM Shebanation: Is Office Open XML A One-Way Standard? Ask Microsoft Must read. I’m stunned, literally. These numbers are amazing. (tags: odf microsoft) PlexNex: Rob Weir on Song “IBM’s Weir has cranked the … Continue reading

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