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OpenDocument standard reaches state government



At 12:00 PM 9/23/2005, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>On Friday 23 September 2005 11:47 am, Bob BLU wrote:
>>
>> You can read the docs here:
>>
>>         http://www.mass.gov/Aitd/
>>
>> PDF is considered ok.  Justification from the FAQ:
> 
>The problem with PDF is that Adobe provides free readers, but that it cannot 
>be used as a word processor file.

It appears that the intent is to specify the use of PDF as a publication and archival format.

"Guidelines )B? The PDF format may be used for documents whose content and structure will not undergo further modifications and need to be preserved."





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