[SC.LUG] [Fwd: [SB] Proposed OOXML standard BRM collapses]

[Richard Smedley]

For those not reading Groklaw daily...
[more at:
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/02/29/BRM-narrative
]

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From: Zeth <theology at gmail.com>
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To: Birmingham Linux User Group <sb at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [SB] Proposed OOXML standard BRM collapses
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:28:18 +0000

The comments from national bodies on the proposed OOXML document
standard were compiled and the duplicates eliminated. Leaving 1,100
comments to go through at the five-day-long 'Ballot Resolution
meeting' in Geneva which has just finished.

After the first two days, the 100 member panel from 32 countries had
only voted on 20-30 comments. Despite the best efforts of English
chair, Alex Brown, the process then collapsed.

On Wednesday, they tried to approve all proposed resolutions in a
single vote. Only 10 out of the 32 national teams voted, the rest
abstained or lodged a protest.

National Bodies have until March 26th to confirm their final vote on
OOXML. If there is a two-thirds majority then OOXML is accepted as an
ISO standard, this looks increasingly unlikely. Questions are now
being asked about ISO itself, it may not survive in its current form.

http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20080229055319727
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2923321820080229?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

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