Syindication
NZ Ministry of Justice Open Source Position Paper [PDF]
Thu, 12/13/2007 - 01:54
Industry standards may not be open (e.g., Microsoft Word file formats) so there are reverse-engineering risks with any OSS dependent upon those standards. The MoJ preference for open standards (e.g., Open Document Format, which is now supported even by Microsoft) lessens this risk.
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