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<p>On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:54:32 +0100 Alain Williams <addw@phcomp.co.uk> wrote:</p>
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<p>> * The current draft attracted over 1000 unique comments (i.e. </p>
<p>> corrections), of which the largest list (635) was from the BSI itself. How</p>
<p>> does the BSI then approve fast-tracking, in the absence of a revised draft?</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:600">Because the BSI has long ago standardized arbitrarily on Microsoft document formats for its own e-committee work. It is therefore already intrinsically biased against open standards in this issue.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:600">Christopher</span></p>
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<p>Christopher Currie ccurrie@usa.net</p>
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