On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:01:24 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Microsoft's OXML standard debate hots up
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>| “OXML needs a thorough review before India can commit anything. Rushing
>| through the 6,000 page specification through the fast track process by ISO is
>| not going to help. The ODF standard was approved after six years of intensive
>| study,” said Venkatesh Hariharan, co-founder Open Source Foundation of India
>| and member of Knowledge Commons, a Knowledge rights group.
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> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Microsofts_OXML_standard_debate_hots_up/articleshow/2768249.cms
Hard to argue with someone that can't even get basic facts right.
Hint: ODF was finalized in 2005, yet the ODF TC wasn't even created until
2002.
Now I may not be any math genius, but 2005-2002 != 6. What's more, From
the time it was first submitted to ISO to ISO approval was less than 1
year.
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