On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 10:41 +1100, Jonathan Oxer wrote: > Hi LA, > > Below is an email forwarded to me by Dan Shearer about a request from > Standards Australia for "technical expert" input into Microsoft's > application for fast-track ratification of the "Office Open XML" format. > > What? Microsoft wants ratification of Open Office's XML-based document > format as a standard? No, read it again: that's *not* the OOo / ODT > format! It's just another of their "muddying the waters" moves: dress up > the next version of .DOC with a name that's confusingly similar to ODT, > then get it ratified as a standard to bypass all the recent "we'll only > allow ratified standard document format" policies being introduced > around the world to allow entry of ODT into government departments. > > Standards Australia looks to be very much on our side with this issue > but they need our help. They're objecting to the fast-track proposal and > requesting clarification on a number of points, so this is our chance to > submit expert testimony to support Standards Australia's objections. > > If open formats are as important to you as open source then please > contact Standards Australia and offer your input into Microsoft's > application. There's not much time because Microsoft requested a > fast-track process (I wonder why?) when they submitted the 6000 page > application for assessment. > > OK people. You know what to do. Sic em! > > Cheers :-) > > Jonathan Oxer > +61 3 9723 9399 Just thought I would point everyone to this blog post: http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/ooxml/index.html There seems to be a movement towards rejecting MS's standard. -- James Purser Producer/Presenter Open Source On The Air http://www.localfoss.org
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