Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> ____/ Linonut on Monday 03 September 2007 21:51 : \____
>>
>>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>>
>>>> Brazil votes against Open XML
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | Among the issues cited are lack of compatibility with the Gregorian
>>>> | calendar, lack of support for languages such as Chinese, Japanese and
>>>> | Korean, and security issues including the possibility of password breaches
>>>> | and vulnerability to viruses.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>> http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/41c10c11-2ee9-4052-ba6c-93026ca1b1d4.html
>>>
>>> Is this really true:
>>>
>>> Among the issues cited are lack of compatibility with the Gregorian
>>> calendar, lack of support for languages such as Chinese, Japanese and
>>> Korean, ...
>>>
>>> If so, get OOXML the fuck out of ISO.
>>
>> Of course. China cited this as a reason a long time ago. This is not a standard
>> really. It's a bunch of programmers in the 80s hacking on code rather than
>> looking at existing standards, e.g. for date formatting. To this date,
>> Microsoft's formats are a sordid mess with specs like "DoTabsLikeWord97"
>> or "EmulateWordPerfect". This is 2007! What an inelegant mess.
>
> I don't understand how even a Microsoft Partner cannot see this, and
> vote against it.
>
> If stuff like this gets into ISO, then ISO is moot.
It's called backward compatibility. Jesus.
Having said that, not catering for these locales seems an oversight. But
I did notice one thing :
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| The Brazilian organization in charge of technical standards has decided
| to vote "no, with conditions" to Microsoft Corp.'s Office Open XML
| document format during an International Organization for Standardization
| (ISO) meeting on Sunday.
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"with conditions".
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HUGH BEAUMONT died in 1982!!
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