I'd look for MS to use the noise and smoke from MOOX as a delay during
which it would have time to work on arranging legislation to redefine
'open' to something more suitable to its way of operating or to undercut
OpenDocument.
I also expect MS to continue to use more proxies for the unpleasantries to
keep the backlash at least 1 degree of separation from the main movement
and Bill himself.
See the comments on the open standards primer for an example of both:
http://www.iosn.net/open-standards/foss-open-standards-primer/index_html
Do we have a liaison with ISO to keep track of the progress and report
any questions that may arise?
-Lars
Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Software patents endanger the legal certainty of software.
Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005, Ian Lynch wrote:
Based on past evidence even someone with no brains would realise that.
Since MOOX is technically inferior to ODF and will take a lot longer to
go through any standards ratification there are really only two possible
motivations to try and force it in when ODF is already here.
[snip]
2. To enable MS to do business with the EU and those governments that
are likely to insist on open standards
[snip]
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