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Why is the Open Document Format (ODF) important?
Consider the history of control over user files, whether for organisations or individuals Think about all the documents you have created in your lifetime: School assignments. Work presentations and reports. Household budgets. Letters. Perhaps even a personal diary or your CV. Now imagine this: a few years go by, and when you try to open […]
This is known as ‘lock-in’, a strategy that prevents users from choosing the software they prefer because migrating to a different format could result in the loss of all their content. ODF, on the other hand, means freedom of choice, no restrictions, reduced costs, privacy, openness to the future and trust in technology. Using ODF is like saving your documents in your own safe: it won’t suddenly disappear or require you to pay a monthly fee.
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