On 10/27/05, Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ISO is not a self-appointed group of quasi-experts. It is a highly > respected standards body responsible for a lot of things that you take > for granted today. Like the ability to read this email (character sets), > the ability to read a web page (SGML), databases (SQL), CD ROMS (why do > you think they are called ISO images?), much software (C, C++, Ada > programming language), etc. When I told my mom that ODF was going to be > an ISO standard, that made a world of a difference to her. Because as an > engineer, she knows the weight of ISO standards. She knows they imply > quality and industry support.
ISO has not approved ODF - only OASIS has. OASIS is a self-appointed body. But it is the body that OOo keeps refering to as evidence that ODF is an "international standard". -Chad Smith
