Comments on: Today is the Day — The Day the World Will Learn That Crime Pays http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/comment-page-2/#comment-1915 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:12:25 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/#comment-1915 Novell is one of the reasons OOXML had been receiving some support and is seeing some acceptance. As for GNU/Linux users, OOXML is a case against them. OOXML is Windows-only. Novell is one of the reasons OOXML had been receiving some support and is seeing some acceptance. As for GNU/Linux users, OOXML is a case against them. OOXML is Windows-only.

]]> By: Felipe Alvarez http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Felipe Alvarez Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:08:41 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/#comment-1914 Stick with Novell-related news. How does ooxml relate to Novell? And GNU/Linux users? Stick with Novell-related news. How does ooxml relate to Novell? And GNU/Linux users?

]]> By: John Drinkwater http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 John Drinkwater Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:23:23 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/#comment-1912 I was getting annoyed by the lack of useful references of Microsoft being underhand (or at least, their behind-closed-doors position). So I typed up Effective Evangelism from the Iowa PDFs as an ODT, and uploaded it to GoogleDocs: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfz5s2nv_3hpf74h I’ll host the odt on my site soon, along with the odp for the 38 page presentation. I was getting annoyed by the lack of useful references of Microsoft being underhand (or at least, their behind-closed-doors position). So I typed up Effective Evangelism from the Iowa PDFs as an ODT, and uploaded it to GoogleDocs: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfz5s2nv_3hpf74h
I’ll host the odt on my site soon, along with the odp for the 38 page presentation.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Roy Schestowitz Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:08:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/#comment-1911 Gopal, Rob Weir has suggested revision/reform as well. Ecma is a lost case (it's in it for the money), but if the ISO goes down, then all hope for standards is lost. Standards have always been a fierce rival to Microsoft and antitrust exhibits show Microsoft's sheer contempt for them. akf, Shane is the one managing all these domains (at least 5 of them now with Red Hat's placeholder, which just in case, is parked). Maybe it can be set up to consistently redirect to http://boycottnovell.com/category/open-xml/ . Our domain name has given us a lot of headache. Earlier today I was once again told that some pro-ODF bloggers wish to link here, but the domain name prevents this from being sensible. It also hurts credibility. Gopal, Rob Weir has suggested revision/reform as well. Ecma is a lost case (it’s in it for the money), but if the ISO goes down, then all hope for standards is lost. Standards have always been a fierce rival to Microsoft and antitrust exhibits show Microsoft’s sheer contempt for them.

akf, Shane is the one managing all these domains (at least 5 of them now with Red Hat’s placeholder, which just in case, is parked). Maybe it can be set up to consistently redirect to http://boycottnovell.com/category/open-xml/ .

Our domain name has given us a lot of headache. Earlier today I was once again told that some pro-ODF bloggers wish to link here, but the domain name prevents this from being sensible. It also hurts credibility.

]]> By: akf http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 akf Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:58:58 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/#comment-1910 You are writing so much about OOXML. That's good. But it doesn't fit to the domain name. How about a domain name named http://boycottooxml.com/ then? You are writing so much about OOXML. That’s good. But it doesn’t fit to the domain name.
How about a domain name named http://boycottooxml.com/ then?

]]> By: Gopal http://techrights.org/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Gopal Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:16:48 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/02/ooxml-big-day/#comment-1908 It is ironical that while ISO lays down standards for Quality Systems to be followed by industry neither ISO nor their member NBs follow any system when it comes to evaluating standards. ISO is working on a new standard for Social Responsibility but when it comes to its own working it smacks of irresponsibility and turns a blind eye. Isn't it therefore the right time to formally petition ISO to put OOXML on hold and look into the irregularities reported in the functioning of various NBs while evaluating OOXML. It is ironical that while ISO lays down standards for Quality Systems to be followed by industry neither ISO nor their member NBs follow any system when it comes to evaluating standards. ISO is working on a new standard for Social Responsibility but when it comes to its own working it smacks of irresponsibility and turns a blind eye.
Isn’t it therefore the right time to formally petition ISO to put OOXML on hold and look into the irregularities reported in the functioning of various NBs while evaluating OOXML.

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