____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 09 January 2008 04:03 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
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>> | Other vendors supporting openXML are Apple, Intel, Novell and
>> | Toshiba, among others, Microsoft said.
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> The "among others" includes Novell and Gnome, apparently.
>
> I may be late to the discussion, but I still intend writing a diatribe
> on this ridiculous situation.
Well, do it while the issue is still relevant. The Geneva BRM is due next month
and the GNOME ECMians (Jody Goldberg, de Icaza and others) enjoy having nobody
over the shoulder to put pressure. Quite a few people are going berserk but
quietly (they don't want to write about it in public only to be flamed).
--
~~ Best of wishes
"Linux is a very complete and sophisticated operating system. And there is a
lot of work being done to improve it in and of itself, particularly to make it
easier to use and easier for people to set up on their personal computers."
--Paul Maritz, senior vice-president, Microsoft
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