The result, by Andy Updegrove: http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20080229055319727
Sean Daly interviews Andy Updegrove http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080229171250199 I'm no ISO procedure expert, but my understanding is: after 5 days of discussion, the voting members at ISO's Ballot Resolution Meeting decided not to approve the OOXML specification. There simply wasn't enough time to discuss the numerous problems and the numerous proposed solutions. The final decision will be in 30 days time, but since the issues raised last September are officially unresolved, rejection by ISO is almost certain. In the interview, Andy explains the importance of standards in society (access to government), why the ISO process was creaking under the strain of this application, and some comments on anti-trust law. And if this puts you in the celebrating spirit, get involved in Document Freedom Day this March 26th: http://documentfreedom.org/ -- Ciarán O'Riordan (+32 477 36 44 19) \ Support Free Software and GNU/Linux http://ciaran.compsoc.com/ _________ \ Join FSFE's Fellowship: http://fsfe.org/fellows/ciaran/weblog \ http://www.fsfe.org _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
