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Wel, efallai ddim cweit ond mae cynlluniau'r Archif Genedlaethol i drosglwyddo eu dogfennau electronig i fformat Microsoft Open XML yn codi cwestiwn o sut fath o feddalwedd dylai sefydliadau cyhoeddus ddefnyddio. Rhaid i mi gyfaddef nad ydw i'n deall oblygiadau hyn i gyd, ond nid yw'n fy synnu bod hyn yn codi gwrychyn llawer sy'n ymgyrchu am feddalwedd rhydd.
Yn ôl y ddeiseb yma, eu cwyn yw bod hyn yn gorfodi unrhywun sydd eisiau gweld dogfen o'r Archif, bydd rhaid iddynt fod â meddlawedd Microsoft Office, ac felly hefyd Microsoft Windows.

Recently it was announced that National Archives are converting their stock of electronic documents into Microsoft Open XML format. This format is not supported outside of Microsoft's own products and ties the public to purchasing Microsoft Office should they wish to view the products, which is a cost of around £80-120 depending on version. It also ties a user to puchasing Microsoft Windows which is a cost of roughly £150 for the Basic edition or purchasing a new PC with Windows which is a cost of at around £200 for a new machine. Instead Open Document Format which is an accepted ISO standard unlike Open XML should be used.

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