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* Effectively free to acquire - good value for money proposition to voters | * Effectively free to acquire - good value for money proposition to voters | ||
| − | * No | + | * No license/compliance hassles |
* Can be given away free to government employees, through the schools system, etc | * Can be given away free to government employees, through the schools system, etc | ||
| − | * OpenOffice.org is not ‘owned’ by one commercial | + | * OpenOffice.org is not ‘owned’ by one commercial organization - demonstrates impartiality towards particular vendors |
| − | * Easy to migrate if an existing (possibly less than fully | + | * Easy to migrate if an existing (possibly less than fully licensed) Microsoft site |
* Easy to publish documents in 'read-only' format with built-in pdf support | * Easy to publish documents in 'read-only' format with built-in pdf support | ||
* Freedom of Information Acts require long term access to data - this is guaranteed through ISO OpenDocument Format support | * Freedom of Information Acts require long term access to data - this is guaranteed through ISO OpenDocument Format support | ||
* Likely to be available in your language - easy to translate into local minority languages | * Likely to be available in your language - easy to translate into local minority languages | ||
* Open source means that there are no secrets, back doors, etc hidden in the software at the request of foreign governments | * Open source means that there are no secrets, back doors, etc hidden in the software at the request of foreign governments | ||
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Summary
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This page lists the benefits for Governments and Public Administrations
- Effectively free to acquire - good value for money proposition to voters
- No license/compliance hassles
- Can be given away free to government employees, through the schools system, etc
- OpenOffice.org is not ‘owned’ by one commercial organization - demonstrates impartiality towards particular vendors
- Easy to migrate if an existing (possibly less than fully licensed) Microsoft site
- Easy to publish documents in 'read-only' format with built-in pdf support
- Freedom of Information Acts require long term access to data - this is guaranteed through ISO OpenDocument Format support
- Likely to be available in your language - easy to translate into local minority languages
- Open source means that there are no secrets, back doors, etc hidden in the software at the request of foreign governments
