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)

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)

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)

31 Mar 2008

OOXML probably passes at ISO (and Error'd)

It's IT Blogwatch: in which predictions are that the Microsoft-sponsored Office Open XML format has passed the ISO standards vote. Not to mention strange tooltips and other IT perversions... Steven Schwankert suggests: Balloting on whether Office Open... (posted on 31 Mar 2008 by IT Blogwatch)

29 Mar 2008

OOXML Vote Tracker and Calculation Explanation

Like many I'm sure, I'm trying to keep track of the votes on OOXML as they become known.  I've set up a spreadsheet where I'm recording votes as they become known, whether they are formal and confirmed, or coming to light from other sources, and... (posted on 29 Mar 2008 by Standards Blog)

28 Mar 2008

The Future of ODF and OOXML

Tomorrow is the last day that a National Body (NB) can change its vote on OOXML.  Only a few NBs have announced what they have decided, and of those, not enough have changed their votes to reverse the outcome of last summer, in which DIS 29500 (a/k/a... (posted on 28 Mar 2008 by Standards Blog)

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