Red Hat 'disappointed But Not Surprised' By OOXML Result
Blog Open source vendor Red Hat has expressed its disapproval of the process by which Microsoft's Office Open XML was adopted as an ISO standard. Red Hat was disappointed but hardly surprised that the single-vendor, monopolist-promulgated standard...
[April 2, 2008, 17:25]
ODF 1.1 Is Indeed An International Standard
Talkback An "international standard" is defined, in ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004, definition 3.2.1.1, as "[A] standard that is adopted by an international standardizing/standards organization and made available to the public.
[May 22, 2008, 11:36]
Standards Expert Defends OOXML Fast-track Bid
News In total, some 325 standards have been adopted through the fast-track process at the ISO. According to van den Beld, who was in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur last week for a standards forum, it takes an average of 32 months for ISO to adopt...
[March 25, 2008, 11:51]
Denmark Changes OOXML Vote To 'yes'
News The statement goes on to say that Danish Standards is changing its vote because "the 168 Danish comments have been adopted as changes to ISO/IEC DIS 29500 OOXML". Denmark has decided to back Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, reversing...
[March 28, 2008, 14:47]
OOXML Clears ISO Voting
Blog Comment bobby_the_poster seems to be suggesting that the ISO approval process was normal, or close to normal, in the OOXML approval process. The ISO ignored their own rules just to benefit microsoft. The ISO made up new rules ad-hoc just to benefit microsoft.
[March 30, 2008, 16:52]
OOXML Clears ISO Voting
Blog Comment bobby_the_poster seems to be suggesting that the ISO approval process was normal, or close to normal, in the OOXML approval process. The ISO ignored their own rules just to benefit microsoft. The ISO made up new rules ad-hoc just to benefit microsoft.
[March 30, 2008, 16:39]
Microsoft OOXML Finds Favour In Malaysia
News ODF has a first-mover advantage, having gained certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) while OOXML is still seeking approval from the global standards organisation.
[January 16, 2008, 10:48]
