ISO puts OOXML announcement on ice
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| The delay on making any official announcement suggests the ISO is taking a
| cautious approach before telling Microsoft it can pop open the bubbly.
|
| Meanwhile, the Open Source Consortium (OSC) has bemoaned the British
| Standards Institute’s (BSI) own apparent change of heart on OOXML.
|
| Last week the BSI adjusted its stance on Microsoft’s somewhat controversial
| file format.
|
| OSC president Mark Taylor said: "Once the BSI finally own up to what they've
| done, we will be lodging a formal complaint in the UK, as will many others.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/04/01/ooxml_iso_announcement_delayed/
Expect a 2nd Official Complaint -- Against UK's OOXML Vote
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| Update 3: To help you understand what Taylor means that once BSI owns up to
| what it has done, then there will be a complaint filed, here's an email that
| a reader just sent me, a response to his request to understand why the UK
| changed its vote at the last minute, which we have permission to publish:
|
| ---- Original Message ------------
| Subject: RE: no information re: dis 29500
| From: "Lucy Fulton" [redacted email]
| Date: Tue, April 1, 2008 12:34 pm
| To: [redacted email]
|
| -----------------------------------
|
| Dear Mr Wright,
|
| Many thanks for your email.
|
| It is not BSI's policy to make public the details of how it votes on
| International Standards. BSI sent a delegation to the ballot resolution
| meeting which took place in Geneva in February 2008 and subsequently
| requested that its technical committee carry out a review of its position
| on ISO/IEC DIS 29500.
|
| The technical committee did so, made a consensus decision and advised BSI
| on its vote.
|
| This is the procedure with any international ballot.
|
| Best wishes,
|
| Lucy Fulton
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080401133818372
Translation: "Stay out. We are above the law."
Related:
How many bricks for 67Bricks?
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| Inigo Surguy, the 67 Bricks Chief Technologist, was appointed Principal UK
| Expert in Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) document format by the British
| Standards Institute technical committee responsible for British and
| international XML standards.
|
| 67Bricks is part of the Microsoft Empower programme.
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http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-49516/how-many-bricks-for-67bricks
John Pugh, MP, Rides to the Rescue
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| Dear Mr Low,
|
| I am deeply concerned that some national bodies have considered approving
| DIS29500 "in their national interest".
|
| It is not in the interest of the UK or any other country for DIS 29500 to be
| published as an international standard in its present form as there are a
| significant number of unresolved issues, including incompatible licensing
| conditions, single vendor interest and control as well as those other
| factors uncovered since the original comment period closed. There is also the
| issue that is no current form of DIS 29500, as yet another exception to the
| process was made regarding the presentation of the proposed changes.
|
| Issues raised by the BSI and others during the original 30 day objections
| phase have also never been properly addressed, not least of which is the
| unsuitability of such a large and complex specification of an unproven format
| to the fast track process.
|
| Such a standard, if approved, would govern the manipulation of all future
| documents and lock users into a single supplier environment. The OOXML
| specification contains significant Intellectual Property Rights and other
| traps which will:
|
| - Stifle competition
|
| - Diminish innovation overall
|
| - Severely restrict consumer choice
|
| - Block Government choice
|
| - Limit the ability of UK SMEs to innovate and compete
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=654
The BSI Has Been Corrupted by Microsoft — Another Chink in ISO’s armor
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| Britain will be essentially represented by a Microsoft Gold Certified
| Partner, having rejected OOXML several months ago. This apparently comes
| after a reappointment.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/15/bsi-sends-microsoft-partner/
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