OOXML is REALLY BAD (But then we already knew that didn’t we?)
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| Honestly, how on earth can the US NB, for example, have just announced their
| decision to vote yes to OOXML unless they have been thoroughly corrupted - as
| have so many other of the ISO National bodies and sub-committees involved in
| this whole sorry saga.
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| To my mind there will be two losers if OOXML becomes IS-29500:
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| * Us - That’s all of us as consumers and users of electronic documents
| * ISO - They have already lost a great deal of respect and credibility.
| If OOXML passes they will have none left. They will become an irrelevance
| in technology standards at least.
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| I can see the IETF (The body responsible for much of what has made the
| Internet work) becoming a far more important standards setter going forward…
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http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/03/18/ooxml-is-really-bad-but-then-we-already-knew-that-didnt-we/
Microsoft conquered ISO by eliminating the 'unwanted' people. People have not
forogtten yet about the incident in India.
Why Microsoft wants Indian NGOs to support OOXML?
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| Microsoft is urging Indian NGOs to support OOXML (i.e. Office Open XML)
| format - and persuade Indian IT Secretary and the Additional Director General
| of the Bureau of Indian Standards with letters supporting MS’s OOXML
| proposal.
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http://www.pluggd.in/2008/03/microsoft-wants-indian-ngos-to-support-ooxml
By the way, this is Linux-related news because it shows just how much
**corruption** is used to stifle the adoption not just of FOSS but of
virtually any competitor to Microsoft Office. Microsoft chooses not to be a
competitor but to continue with its "Jihad" (
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071023002351958 ) against
its "enemies".
Related:
Microsoft influencing partner NGOs to support OOXML in India
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| Microsoft is encouraging its business partners to promote its Office Open XML
| specification (OOXML) to the Indian Bureau of Standards (BIS) and Ministry of
| IT. This move has incensed supporters of the rival OpenDocument Format (ODF)
| who fear that the "soft" Indian state may not be able to stand up to
| Microsoft pressure tactics.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/128528
Microsoft India using NGOs to fake support for OOXML
http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-44038/microsoft-india-using-ngos-to-fake-support-for-ooxml
Becoming a better company: Microsoft helps NGOs in India
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| Of course, there has to be some trade-offs, because there should never be
| free lunch, even for the ones who starve: Microsoft, according to this
| article, has conditioned its help to Indian NGOs to their support of OOXML.
| What the NGOs had to do was to send letters of support on OOXML to the
| federal government of India.
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http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2008/02/29/becoming-a-better-company-microsoft-helps-ngos-in-india/
Microsoft "persuades" NGOs to support OOXML
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| Our friends at Linux Delhi have put up a copy of the form letters that
| Microsoft has been sending NGOs on the OOXML issue. Apparently, these NGOs
| have been sending copies of these letters to the Ministry of IT and Bureau of
| Indian standards.
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http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/02/microsoft-persuades-ngos-to-support.html
Developers around the world, unite!
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| Monopoly and proprietary software have an advantage in influencing state and
| governmental institutions because of their large market base and ready
| capital. Unscrupulous ways of influencing state governments have persisted in
| India, for example, where executives of proprietary software cajole
| government heads to promote their brands in lieu of some form of charity
| given. FLOSS activists must overcome this huge challenge in order to get
| their philosophy accepted and model implemented for the good of people who
| are still on the barren side of the digital divide.
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http://thepost.com.pk/OpinionNews.aspx?dtlid=147277&catid=11
Using NGOs to Push Agendas
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| The extent to which Microsoft can go in its efforts to get OOXML is
| interesting. Microsoft has "persuaded" several non-profit organizations to
| bombard the Indian IT Secretary and the Additional Director General of the
| Bureau of Indian Standards with letters supporting its OOXML proposal. A copy
| of the form letter they have been circulating to NGOs is given below.
| Somebody should interview these NGOs to see how much they really know about
| OOXML and open standards.
|
| The sequence of events leading up to the spamming of GoI? is:
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| Letter from an NGO thanking Microsoft (name changed to protect their
| identity)
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http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/OpenStandards/MsNgoLobby
Evidence of Microsoft issuing money to tens of thousands to Indian charities
just days before the vote here:
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/01/bribe-charity-xooml-india/
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