2008/6/5 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > M Henri Day wrote: > >> 2008/6/5 Fred A. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >>> Countries Line Up Against OOXML as Global Standard >>> ------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Venezuela is now the latest country to appeal the adoption of an >>> international standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML file format. >>> Following news last week that the South African Bureau of Standards had >>> sent a letter protesting the decision late last month, Brazil and India >>> joined with their own appeals shortly thereafter. >>> >>> See the Full Story: >>> http://www.technewsworld.com/story/63239.html >>> >>> -- >>> Linux is an old Latin word meaning, "I don't have >>> to support your Windows anymore." >>> >>> >> >> >> But Fred, Brazil, India, Venezuela - rogue states everyone, innit ?... >> >> Henri >> >> >> > > I suggest you read up on the protests in some of the European countries.
I have, James, not least those occurring in our western neighbour Norway - and indeed, there's been no little grouching here at home in Sweden as well. I erroneously took for granted that the ironic cast of my reply to Fred's message would be easily apparent to nearly all list readers. *Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa*.... Henri
