[LINK] China launches UFO document software

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Wed Jul 30 09:53:03 AEST 2008


China's government reinforces the language barrier with a file format 
that's incompatible with all others.  A companion to the Great Firewall 
of China.

<http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/28/china-mandates-ufo-document>
> *MAINLAND CHINA'S* government will promote home-grown office 
> productivity software in at least six ministries this year that uses a 
> uniquely Chinese document format standard.

-- 
David Boxall                         | "Cheer up" they said.
                                      | "Things could be worse."
                                      | So I cheered up and,
                                      | Sure enough, things got worse.
                                      |              --Murphy's musing




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