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[News] [Rival] Microsoft OOXML Manipulation/Fraud in Croatia (Again!)

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Microsoft OOXML Manipulation/Fraud in Croatia (Again!)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:27:53 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Microsoft trying to delay ODF adoption in Croatia

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| In April 2007. Office for e-Croatia (governmental body responsible for all 
| things e-related) proposed introduction of ODF format as a national standard. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| However, in this particular case, Microsoft announced objections shortly 
| before the deadline, thus delaying the resolution of the proposal, and maybe 
| even forcing rejection of the proposal. Due to the secrecy that shrouds the 
| work of CSI, I can't tell what the objections are, nor whether Microsoft has 
| majority of its business partners as members of the panel (although it is 
| very likely so), but the last minute objections are confirmed.     
| 
| [...]
| 
| Even if things don't turn out that way, there's the possibility that 
| Microsoft might force OOXML acceptance by sheer voting power within the 
| panel, although I believe that in the case of OOXML failing ISO approval, 
| Microsoft would not dare to display such power over entire nation, at least 
| not while in the limelight.    
| 
| [...]
| 
| What does, however, is the fact that Microsoft and business partners are 
| clearly abusing CSI panel for their own selfish interests, where they as 
| members should think only of the benefit for the people of Croatia.  
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http://www.oddparity.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=1


Related:

Digitally Free Schools

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| Marco Fioretti started new personal initiative which will hopefully make lots 
| of parents and teachers understand why they cannot ignore FOSS and Free 
| Culture anymore in the interest of their own children. He's going to publish 
| a directory of Digitally Free Schools, that all parents may check when 
| choosing a new school for their children.    
`----

http://kost.com.hr/blog/index.php?title=digitally_free_schools&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1


Croatian government defined open source policy

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| Today, Croatian goverment specified how to handle open source in
| government offices, ministries and agencies. Document is called Open
| source policy and it gives good push to open source implementation
| in government bodies.
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http://kost.com.hr/blog/index.php?title=croatian_government_defined_open_source_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1


Croatian government adopts free software policy 

,----[ Quote ]
| Basically it feels that proprietary software leads to too much dependence on 
| suppliers, which can damage the market competition. 
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33120 


Croats embrace open source software

,----[ Quote ]
| The Croatian government has decided to dump proprietary software and
| move entirely to Open Source.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33860


Corrupt countries were more likely to support the OOXML document format

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| Is this just a random coincidence? The median of the CPI index of the above 
| mentioned 70 countries is 3.95. Of the most corrupted half (CPI index less 
| than 3.95) 23 or 77% voted for approval (approval or approval with comments) 
| and 7 or 23% for disapproval; 5 abstained. Of the least corrupted half (CPI 
| index more than 3.95) 13 or 54% voted for approval and 11 or 46% voted for 
| disapproval; 11 abstained - see the table below.      
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http://www.effi.org/blog/kai-2007-09-05.en.html


Microsoft accused of more OOXML standards fiddling 

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| However the 11 new countries are refusing to say how they will vote. These 
| include Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Ecuador, Jamaica, Lebanon, Malta, Pakistan, 
| Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela. Most people seem to think 
| that these have been put there by Vole to make sure the standard gets pushed 
| through.    
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=42106

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