06.25.08
Uruguay’s University of the Republic Embraces OpenDocument Format
Under most people’s noses, University of the Republic at Uruguay officially embraced ODF. Here is the automated English translation:
The University will use open standards ODF and PDF to manage office documents
The Central Board of Directors approved the document “Standards file format office” presented by the Commission Sector Development Computer recommends that the use of open standards ODF and PDF for the creation, storage and exchange of documents in the office and udelen in its relationship with the rest of society.
While the whole world speaks about the astounding download rates of Firefox 3, OpenOffice boasts an increasing download pace that currently exceeds 1.2 downloads per week, on average.
The OpenOffice.org 2.4.1 is on the way and I believe it will break our previous download-numbers. Looking at Firefox and their version number 3, I hope we will also have a big success with our upcoming OpenOffice.org 3.
This hopefully shows why Microsoft is so afraid of ODF, which is here to thrive. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.