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[News] [Rival] Fraunhofer Not Only Shills for Microsoft (Again), Now Apparently PAID by Microsoft

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Fraunhofer Not Only Shills for Microsoft (Again), Now Apparently PAID by Microsoft
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:56:14 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Fraunhofer Institute on OOXML und ODF

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| The 90-page whitepaper is available as PDF after a short registration. The 
| Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS) in Berlin is the 
| author and publisher, with some acknowledgements to (and possible financial 
| help from) Microsoft.   
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http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Fraunhofer-Institute-on-OOXML-und-ODF


Recent:

Fraunhofer Fokus supported by Microsoft

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| The question is who will trust the research results of Fraunhofer Fokus? And
| why does the German tax payer invest in a research institution that sells out
| to companies across the Atlantic regardless of our national public interest
| in interoperability? For instance Fraunhofer Fokus applauded(!) the ISO
| adoption of Open XML.
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http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-138501/fraunhofer-fokus-supported-by-microsoft


Related:

Microsoft sponsors DIN conference

,----[ Quote ]
| An american company sponsors a lobby event for its Open XML format which is
| organised by the German standard body and takes place in a German ministry.
| Public officials and German rent-a-scientists join to listen to Microsoft and
| Bitkom.
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http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-28337/microsoft-sponsors-din-conference


Updegrove: Germany Told "Impossible" to Vote No. So, They Vote Yes - Update:
Finland Yes

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| Andy Updegrove is reporting now that Germany is another odd case. He says a
| friend is telling him that DIN told the committee there they couldn't vote
| no, only yes or abstain. So the bottom line is it will not change its
| September Yes vote. I know. Weird. They certainly can vote no, according to
| my reading of the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 website. Maybe they should vote again? Â Â
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080327231223154


What Happened in Germany [on OOXML]

,----[ Quote ]
| It looks like Germany is the new Portugal, actually. You do remember how in
| Portugal IBM and Sun were not allowed in the room because it was
| allegedly "too small" despite having empty chairs? Well, in Germany, Google
| and Deutsche Telekom were allowed in the room but were not allowed to vote,
| heise says. Â Â
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070824123112581
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