I have created an online petition to exhort ITSC, IDA to reject OOXML. Please read and sign the petition.
Please forward the petition to as many folks as possible, let us see whether we can reach 5-digit figures :-) http://www.petitiononline.com/ODFWins/petition.html Regards Anand On Monday 06 August 2007 09:29:05 Harish Pillay wrote: > *, > > I am wondering if anyone on this list is aware of their organization > being a member of the Singapore IT Federation (www.sitf.org.sg)? > > I am told that MS is trying to armtwist the SITF to endorse the ooxml > as an ISO standard and thereby force the hand of the ITSC (www.itsc.org.sg) > to vote in favour of it. We need to rally the membership of SITF to thwart > this effort of MS. > > So, if you know of companies that are members of SITF, please get > them to raise this to the SITF council. > > Separately, MS is astroturfing the standards council with form letters[1] > from local companies singing praises of ooxml. > > The voting by the ITSC to the ISO for this proposed standard closes > September 2nd 2007. > > Thanks. > > Harish > [1] http://www.incits.org/DIS29500/DIS29500.htm > > _______________________________________________ > 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
