Story: OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken
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This entire debate shows why there should be only one ISO standard. Even if Alex Brown is entirely genuine in his views, there is always the nagging thought that perhaps he has some commercial vested interest in promoting OOXML.
Alex Brown recently gained a place on the advisory committee of the British Library, an organisation that just happens to provide Adam Farquhar as chair of ECMA TC 45 for OOXML. The British Library and Microsoft are close collaborators. So independent operator with no particular vested interest? Hmmm.
It's wholly inappropriate for a person in Brown's position to start making emotive and what seem to be erroneous comments.
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Story: OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken
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OpenOffice defence: Brown is using the wrong versi... PeterJudge 
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IBM expert - Brown got it wrong PeterJudge -
Point 3 wrong Albert -
When is the ISO version the wrong version, we... Albert
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It is quite simple RCWeir -
Doesn't Brown's "no... Marbux
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Micrsoft committed to ISO vers... Albert
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ODF 1.1 is indeed an internati... RCWeir
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Bottom line: no featureful imp... Marbux
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Strange inconsistency Rob Albert
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Evolution not revolution 1000013186
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Evolution indeed Albert
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My main objections to OOXML ar... 1000013186
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Not inconsistent at all RCWeir
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Is this a 'Chewbacca defence' or somethi... Sothis
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How odd... ego.sum.stig
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'Smoke test' or 'Smoke screen'? kurizocan2
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