Poland against OOXML?
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| Polish Technical Committee no 171 has just voted 80% against the adoption
| OOXML as an ISO standard [PL].
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http://polishlinux.org/poland/poland-against-ooxml/
Recent:
Patent threat looms large over OOXML
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| "If OOXML goes through as an ISO standard, the IT industry, government and
| business will encumbered with a 6000-page specification peppered with
| potential patent liabilities" said NZOSS President Don Christie.
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| "Patent threats have already been used to spread doubt amongst organisations
| keen to take advantage of the benefits of open source. No one knows whether
| such claims have any merit, but it is calculated to deter the development and
| use of open and alternative toolsets."
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http://nzoss.org.nz/node/179
OOXML Approval Vote Fails in INCITS
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| The overall vote is not, to me, a surprise. Leaving all politics or opinions
| aside on whether OOXML should become an ISO/IEC standard when ODF already
| exists, I do not believe that OOXML is in good enough shape to recommend a
| yes vote, with or without comments.
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070810112044631
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