On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 12:44 +0530, jtd wrote:
On Monday 31 March 2008 02:59 pm, Ravindra Jaju wrote:
[Top-posting because not replying to any specific point]
You have got to give it to these guys (MS). They know how to find their way out. If OOXML becomes a standard even after the surfacing of irregularities
If only they spent as much time, money and energy in straightening out their crappy software.....Oh well they already are but could not get code to work without jumping into the middle of an opcode.
(http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/03/31/0039238.shtml), then it is the ISO which should be worried. A world-wide, well-respected standards organization has NO standard for participating members on how to conduct evaluations/voting? It will effectively be a big failure for ISO - failing to practice what they preach.
Agreed. But even in national bodies with well defined procedures (Poland), the rules were so mangled that fraud cases have been filed. Besides there have been many contentious standards approval cases over the years, But NEVER has it been so corrupted and brazenly manipulated.
I always pitied M$ pathetic attempts at papering over their crappy software. We were always able to side step without too much trouble. But this one will force us all to contend with the rubbish their software spews out....probably forever.
-- Rgds JTD
Norway's Yes-to-OOXML is Formally Protested
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/31/200201&from=rss
"Norway's yes-to-OOXML may tip the vote in favor of accepting it as an ISO-standard, but the committee chairman just faxed a formal protest to the ISO. 'I am writing to you in my capacity as Chairman (of 13 years standing) of the Norwegian mirror committee to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34. I wish to inform you of serious irregularities in connection with the Norwegian vote on ISO/IEC DIS 29500 (Office Open XML) and to lodge a formal protest. You will have been notified that Norway voted to approve OOXML in this ballot. This decision does not reflect the view of the vast majority of the Norwegian committee, 80% of which was against changing Norway's vote from No with comments to Yes.'"
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