____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 11 March 2008 14:02 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> XML format meeting decider
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| AUSTRALIA'S stance in the global stoush over Microsoft's bid to make its
>>| XML document file format an international standard will be thrashed out by
>>| local experts today.
>>|
>>| [...]
>>|
>>| Open Source Industry Australia spokesman Brendan Scott said he only
>>| received Standards Australia's report late last Friday for discussion by
>>| the technical working group today.
>>|
>>| "It's very difficult to work out what's involved in the final draft," Mr
>>| Scott said. "There isn't a complete document containing all the changes.
>>|
>>| "It's a big ask to have sensible comment on such a big document in such a
>>| short time."
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23351994-15306,00.html
>>
>> Far from the first irregularity there. Microsoft and its partners are
>> breaking any rule or bending any rule where it's possible.
>
> The smell of corruption is ever stronger.
They'll escape the "corruption" word by saying something like "oops. It must
have been lost in the mail."
Classic. Rule bending or something more extreme that justifies strong words?
You decide...
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