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Story: 'Default' open-source licensing plans under fire

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If they are serious about banning government departments from using "products that do not support open standards and specifications" and requiring that they "seek to avoid lock-in to proprietary products and services" this means that government departments will need to look for software to replace MS Office, or convince MS to give up the technical specifications and rights for their 'lock-in' office file formats.

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