[Gllug] Office Alternatives

[Alain Williams]

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 11:59:07AM +0100, Justin Perreault wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-05-26 at 10:48 +0100, Matthew King wrote:
> > John Winters <john at sinodun.org.uk> writes:
> > : Microsoft has defined a road map for its implementation of the newly
> > : ratified International Standard ISO/IEC 29500 (Office Open
> > : XML). IS29500, which was approved by the International Organization for
> > : Standardization (ISO)
> > 
> > Wait. That shit got approved?
> > 
> > Were any of its problems actually fixed first?
> 
> You must be behind on your /. . No, nothing was fixed the entire thing
> was fast tracked and there seems to be clear indications that Microsoft
> gamed the system to ensure it was passed.
> 
> Some participating countries are pushing for the approval to be revoked.
> IIRC someone (UKUUG I think) is taking BSI to court for not following
> BSI requirements to allow such things.

Yes: UKUUG is seeking a juicial review of BSI. BSI are claiming that they are
innocent and want us to pay their huge legal bill (#24k). I probably should not
say much more - however please do support us: joining UKUUG would be a great help.

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