9 Apr 2008

Why standards are newsworthy

There is a demonstration in Oslo against Microsoft's Open Office XML format. A demonstration for crying out loud!Standards matter. Standard selection is vendor selection; which is why Microsoft has put so much money in persuading the International... (posted on 9 Apr 2008 by Presto Vivace Blog)

7 Apr 2008

Standards to the People!

It is with an eerie, but rejuvenating, sense of deja vu that I just received word of what may be the first public demonstration in support of open standards.  And what could be more of a ratification of the concept of Civil ICT Standards than the news... (posted on 7 Apr 2008 by Standards Blog)

5 Apr 2008

Vendor Escalation, Process Politicalization, and What Needs to Happen Next

Once upon a time, most standards were set in a largely collegial atmosphere by career professionals who met in face to face meetings over a period of years.  As a result, they got to know each other as individuals, and established individual... (posted on 5 Apr 2008 by Standards Blog)

4 Apr 2008

OOXML: Canada SAYS what everyone else thinks

Wow. Damming, direct and demeaning… ISO/IEC DIS 29500 OOXML Fast Track Canadian Final Position Statement Canada has carefully reviewed the results of the ISO/IEC DIS 29500 OOXML Fast Track Ballot Resolution Meeting and determined after detailed analysis... (posted on 4 Apr 2008 by The Open Sourcerer)

2 Apr 2008

OOXML Is Now An Official Standard

OOXML is an ISO approved standard (press release). Microsoft has also released a public statement acknowledging the approval. All this after an initial rejection and admist a mesh of irregularities. I have been critical of two standards. But this... (posted on 2 Apr 2008 by iface thoughts)

1 Apr 2008

OOXML Approval Reported to have Passed

Open Malaysia has posted a final update of their vote registry, based upon an email from the OpenDoc Society to which is attached what they say are the final numbers on the OOXML vote.  The document looks authentic, and I should have an independent... (posted on 1 Apr 2008 by Standards Blog)

1 Apr 2008

OOXML (DIS29500) Result: Approved

It’s been leaked… ISO is furthermore an irrelevance in technology standardisation. Bookmark it! (posted on 1 Apr 2008 by The Open Sourcerer)

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