Hi, I just discovered another useful link on this topic. http://fussnotes.typepad.com/Achieving_Openness_1point0.html by Sam Hiser There are some nice really good points to bring out in that article.
Regards John On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 10:17 +0800, Harish Pillay wrote: > John - > > > I see the problem as another business advantage over other competitors > > if the OOXML is developed solely by one company. > > Yes, you have nailed it on the head. Microsoft keeps FUDing in the > press that Sun, IBM and others are working against it when it comes to > OOXML approval. There are a few things we have to remember: > a) At the OASIS meeting when they were looking at the ODF stuff, MS > was at the table, but chose to boycott it when it because clear that their > stuff could not get in. > b) Like the IETF, the idea of a standard being independently implemented > by at least two entities, is important. It has been achieved by the ODF > which is now available from many sources (proprietary and open). > OOXML is only by MS - their claim that they have a posse of companies > with them on this is really a smoke screen. Those other companies - > includes Apple as well - I am sure are there for reasons that are most likely > nothing to do with OOXML. If that were the case, why is only MS pushing > for this in the public space while the others are deafening by their silence? > > MS has been heard saying that there are "billions of .doc out there that > need rescuing" and so they are being pro active in creating OOXML. I > queried them at a session that they made this suggesting that if they > honestly wanted to "rescue" these docs, they should just publish the > .doc, .xls and .ppt formats and be done with it. The reply was neither > here nor there - essentially sidestepping the core point. > > Harish > > _______________________________________________ > Slugnet mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
