[Gllug] UKUUG press release

[Alain Williams]

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:46:36PM +0100, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Alain Williams wrote:
> > UKUUG appeals the initial court decision on BSI's OOXML action
> >
> > See:
> > 	http://www.ukuug.org/ooxml/
> >   
> 
> "Fast tracking is for established tried and tested specifications that 
> need only occasional tweaks to keep them copper bottomed."
> 
> Copper bottomed?  I have no idea what that refers to.  OOXML will apply 
> to all "office" programs, not just Word.  

You missed my nautical analogy ... good standards are copper bottomed,
whereas OOXML leaks like a sieve.

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