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1. laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 10:39:01 EDT laurelrusswurm

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   • satipera
   Too bad #OpenSource ≠ !freesoftware ♻ @satipera Government IT projects: Britain adopts open technology standards. http://ur1.ca/arhhw
   • satipera (satipera)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 10:42:06 EDT satipera

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     • laurelrusswurm
     @Laurellruswurm That is right but this is a huge step in the right direction, very important decision.
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 10:45:05 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     • satipera
     @satipera I know; my concern is complacency ... getting part right may make them feel they've achieved "balance" and be done with it
   • satipera (satipera)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 10:47:47 EDT satipera

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     • laurelrusswurm
     @Laurelrusswurm And watch the MS's of this world insisting that their standards are open (OOXML)
   • kr428 (kr428)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 10:56:17 EDT kr428

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     • laurelrusswurm
     @laurelrusswurm Shouldn't truly _open_ document standards be considered more important? ;)
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 11:03:17 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     • satipera
     @satipera Like #PDF is open #rofl
   • laurelrusswurm (laurelrusswurm)'s status on Friday, 02-Nov-2012 11:07:05 EDT laurelrusswurm

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     • kr428
     @kr428 how open is it if you have to pay before you use an "open standard" ? Maybe I've missed something, but seems to me #notveryopenatall