"We don't have any religious objections to OpenDocument," Yates said. "We're very, very focused on what we're doing with Open XML."
According to state CIO Quinn, Massachusetts has one of the most disparate technology environments around. What he's looking for from software vendors in terms of technology is akin to Lego building blocks, he said. "They're different colors and different shapes, but they always snap together" and can be easily pulled apart and put back together, Quinn added.
Sticking to easily understood metaphors, he held up a birth certificate, then placed it in a transparent folder, indicating the access he hopes using the OpenDocument format will facilitate. Quinn then put the certificate in a brown paper bag to demonstrate the difficulty of accessing the same document using proprietary software.
He addressed concerns raised by people with disabilities who fear that OpenDocument won't be compatible with existing computer software that they use. "We won't disenfranchise anyone," Quinn said. Massachusetts is in the process of finalizing a six-page memorandum of understanding to address accessibility issues.
"If we can't get the accessibility done [by Jan. 1, 2007], we'll move the date," Quinn said. He added that the state should have a better idea of how likely it is to be able to move to OpenDocument by the start of 2007 in the first quarter of 2006.
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