Now that April Fools' is over, here's more info from Random-bits... James Love <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "It appears as if OOXML will be approved by the ISO. If so, we are > disappointed. Microsoft's control over document formats has destroyed > competition on the desktop, and the fight over OOXML is really a fight > over the future of competition and innovation. [...] > James Love, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) > http://www.keionline.org
James Love <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/31/iso_ooxml_votes_approve/ > OOXML approved as international standard? By Kelly Fiveash > 31 Mar 2008 10:37 But voting process slammed > > Microsoft looks almost certain to have got its Office Open XML (OOXML) > file format passed as an international standard but the ballot has been > tarnished by accusations of voting irregularities. > > There’s no official word as yet from the International Standards > Organisation (ISO), the body responsible for overseeing the ballot, but > according to many observers that have been closely following the > process, Microsoft appears to have secured enough votes [...] > The ISO said it will make an official announcement either later today or > early tomorrow morning. Don't you wish it was just foolery? -- MJ Ray (slef) Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
