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

[Giacomo Lacava]

It's a shame that Microsoft managed to destroy the credibility of ISO
 in just a few months.
 Regardless of OOXML merits, they behaved like thugs and brought a
 decent organisation into complete disrepute. Let's hope ISO learnt a
 few lessons and will not allow this to happen again.

 cheers
 Giacomo





 On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Richard Smedley
 <smedley358 at btinternet.com> wrote:
 > For those not reading Groklaw daily...
 >  [more at:
 >  http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/02/29/BRM-narrative
 >  ]
 >
 >  -------- Forwarded Message --------
 >  From: Zeth <theology at gmail.com>
 >  Reply-To: Birmingham Linux User Group <sb at mailman.lug.org.uk>
 >  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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 Giacomo Lacava



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Giacomo Lacava