Comments on: It’s Almost Official: ISO is Controlled by Microsoft, by Insiders http://techrights.org/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/ 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: Alex Kavanagh http://techrights.org/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-8077 Alex Kavanagh Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:13:07 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/#comment-8077 I'm now left in no doubt that the convener for the BSI disregarded the the advise of the technical committee when changing the BSI's position from No to Yes. So how do we clean up the BSI and make it non-partisan and actually approve standards on their technical merit, not the economic and political clout of the standard's sponsors? I'd say the first step is to ditch people like Dr Alex Brown, starting with Dr Alex Brown. I think we should call for his immediate removal from the ISO/BSI committees as he has nailed his colours to the mast. I’m now left in no doubt that the convener for the BSI disregarded the the advise of the technical committee when changing the BSI’s position from No to Yes.

So how do we clean up the BSI and make it non-partisan and actually approve standards on their technical merit, not the economic and political clout of the standard’s sponsors? I’d say the first step is to ditch people like Dr Alex Brown, starting with Dr Alex Brown. I think we should call for his immediate removal from the ISO/BSI committees as he has nailed his colours to the mast.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-8074 Roy Schestowitz Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:56:58 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/#comment-8074 Microsoft unleashed a viral video some days ago and it was exceptionally successful at invading many blogs. What I found amusing in it was the mentioning of the "Microsoft ecosystem" in it. Always follow the money. Microsoft unleashed a viral video some days ago and it was exceptionally successful at invading many blogs. What I found amusing in it was the mentioning of the “Microsoft ecosystem” in it. Always follow the money.

]]> By: Logan http://techrights.org/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-8069 Logan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:31:32 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/18/alex-brown-microsoft-bsi-iso/#comment-8069 The press release is full of lies and nonsense. But, this nothing new. What is also not new is the fact that these types of press releases are created to promote their own products and are so motivated by financial interests. The average idiot that used Microsoft products and is stuck with them is now convinced that world is a wonderful place where his files going back to Office 95 are now magically converted to this new and magical file format. Completely unaware of the fact that the file format not even exist. A sucker is born everyday and good riddance. More opportunities for Microsoft and its business partners to suck them dry. It's was always a question of Microsoft and its parasitic friends financial interests. I'm so glad that Novell is one of them. The press release is full of lies and nonsense. But, this nothing new. What is also not new is the fact that these types of press releases are created to promote their own products and are so motivated by financial interests.

The average idiot that used Microsoft products and is stuck with them is now convinced that world is a wonderful place where his files going back to Office 95 are now magically converted to this new and magical file format. Completely unaware of the fact that the file format not even exist.

A sucker is born everyday and good riddance.

More opportunities for Microsoft and its business partners to suck them dry.

It’s was always a question of Microsoft and its parasitic friends financial interests. I’m so glad that Novell is one of them.

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