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[News] China Says "NO" to OOXML (Locals Hate It)

  • Subject: [News] China Says "NO" to OOXML (Locals Hate It)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:44:54 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
This Just In: China Votes "No with Comments" on OOXML

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| It's also interesting in that a large degree of public participation figured 
| into the decision.  For example, there is this on-line poll site, qwhich 
| allows anyone to log on to indicate how they thought China should vote on 
| OOXML.  As of this moment, the voting was running 92.31% (8294 out of 8985 
| votes cast) against approval.    
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070824182623970

India and Brazil also. The beginning of the end for Ballmer and the Gang, who
have resorted to pressuring politicians and breaking the whole system apart?


Related, from yesterday:

India not for MS-backed Open XML as standard

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| The debate between the standards for the electronic documents — OXML and Open 
| Document Format (ODF) became heated over the last few weeks, splitting the IT 
| industry over the issue. The ODF standard is being supported by Sun, IBM and 
| Red Hat amongst others. Simply put, standards are technical specifications 
| that permit developers of software, hardware, and services to make and 
| distribute products that would work with one another within a given context.     
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/08/24/stories/2007082452600100.htm


OOXML: Brazil Says NO

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| After a very difficult and inconclusive meeting in ABNT (Brazilian Technical 
| Standards Organization) office last Tuesday, the standards process director 
| had to analyze the audio recording of all the meeting, review some facts, 
| review again all 63+2 comments produced by the technical group about the ECMA 
| specification, and conclude that a NO for OOXML is the correct position for 
| Brazil in ISO Fast Track process.     
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http://avi.alkalay.net/2007/08/ooxml-brazil-says-no.html


Recent:

Malaysia formally embraces open doc format

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| The Malaysian government today announced plans to adopt open standards and 
| the Open Document Format (ODF) within the country's public sector. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| In July this year, Japan became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region 
| to embrace open software standards. Last August, the United Nations urged 
| countries in the region to adopt the ODF.  
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62030781,00.htm


Government of Japan Embraces Open Software Standards

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| The OpenDocument Format Alliance (ODF Alliance), the leading organization 
| advocating for openness and accessibility to government documents and 
| information, today congratulated Japan for adopting a policy under which 
| government ministries and agencies will solicit bids from software vendors 
| whose products support internationally recognized open standards.    
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http://www.govtech.com/gt/126612?topic=117674

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