Is ODF an Open Standard?

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Ever since the OpenDocument standard was ratified by OASIS in May 2005, it’s been gathering steam. Massachusetts continues to plan to switch to it in spite of some nasty politics, and all evidence suggests increasing use worldwide. KOffice is completing a switch to OpenDocument as their native format (OpenOffice.org did this long before), and more implementations are being announced each month.

Link: Groklaw