IT Sstandrads Hijack Threatens European Economix Competitiveness
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| To stop Europe being rail-roaded into an inadequate standard, the
| ODF Alliance urges national supporters who have issues to raise
| contradictions of ECMA's standard with existing standards to
| encourage their national ISO representatives to raise formal
| contradictions as quickly as possible, certainly
| before 5th February 2007.
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http://sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=29267&hilite=
More extensive roundup here:
OOXML v. ODF: What a Week!
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| ...OOXML is no traditional specification, weighing in at over
| 6,000 pages. During this phase, eligible JTC1 members can note
| ways in which the proposed standard overlaps other standards,
| fails to incorporate available ISO standards, or otherwise does
| not meet ISO rules (a second, five month period will begin on
| February 5, during which technical and other objections may
| be raised).
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070125060934582
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