Adoption of Open Standards in Massachusetts
Adoption of Open Standards in Massachusetts
This chapter examines the history of the open standards policy in Massachusetts, focusing on the open formats policy. It explains that the open standards policy persisted due to a strong organizational commitment to the policy despite occasional criticism, and identifies issues which affected the adoption of the open standards policy and open source software (OSS). The chapter also discusses the major factors that initiated, pushed, and maintained the adoption of the standards policy including managerial leadership, the relative advantages of open standards, and the trialability of OSS.
Keywords: open standards policy, open formats policy, Massachusetts, organizational commitment, open source software, managerial leadership, trialability
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