Gautam, getting the message out is a *very tough* job. it is no coincidence that the corruption index and the countries that have supported OOXML has made people like the Bangalore Linux Users Group call it a standards for banana republics. They recently held a Candle light vigil against OOXML in Bangalore:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kushaldas/2417598941/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kushaldas/2417595587/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kushaldas/2418413036/ For example, I have blogged about what happened in Pakistan on the OOXML issue: http://osindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/microsoft-certified-ballot-box.html We have to keep constantly shining a torch on this issue and make people aware of the dangers of proprietary standards. The good news is that once the issue is explained to people, they end up realizing what is at stake. Over the next ten years, we may look back and see proprietary data standards as an aberration. The genie is out of the bottle but in the interim, we have to get the message out to as many people as possible and we are working on this. Venky On 5/28/08, "Sankarshan (সঙ্কর্ষণ)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Gautam John wrote: > > | Embers from the fiery debate over the International Organisation for > | Standardisation's acceptance of Microsoft's Office Open XML file > | format as an international standard refuse to die out in India. > > In something that is related it is of note that the ODF issue has not > made the same kind of popular impact as it has in countries in LATAM. > And therein perhaps lies some of the rub as to why messages like these > from IIT-B and the Open Source Foundation of India don't get around fast > enough > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkg9Fz0ACgkQXQZpNTcrCzMI1gCeJOO9sz11VGxtpx9MgSC6o0wx > qV8AoKkjPxDf7a1/PJ4tNIcUFTmR9EIF > =/4Yk > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
