Comments on: India Might Can ISO; IBM Opposition Backed by LF, Seeks Broader Crowd http://techrights.org/2008/09/25/bis-ibm-and-canning-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: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/09/25/bis-ibm-and-canning-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-25086 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:27:40 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/25/bis-ibm-and-canning-iso/#comment-25086 Jose, The rules were actually <em>changed</em|> 'on the fly' by people who were employed by Microsoft (either in ECMA or in a Microsoft lobbying platform). It's more complicated than you were led to believe because Microsoft and ECMA (later ISO) did a lot of 'perfuming' in the press. Jose,

The rules were actually changed ‘on the fly’ by people who were employed by Microsoft (either in ECMA or in a Microsoft lobbying platform). It’s more complicated than you were led to believe because Microsoft and ECMA (later ISO) did a lot of ‘perfuming’ in the press.

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2008/09/25/bis-ibm-and-canning-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-25083 Jose_X Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:36:21 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/25/bis-ibm-and-canning-iso/#comment-25083 It's possible there may be legal liabilities being a major vendor and flipping the finger to a major and recognized standards organization; however, there were serious documented flaws with the ISO process for OOXML and with the protest procedure/rules. Many seem to think the problems might lie in the very rules themselves. I think if a lot of commercial and noncommercial players rally behind this challenge to ISO, there would be momentum for building a different more sound alternative (or giving higher regards to an existing org) and without legal problems. It’s possible there may be legal liabilities being a major vendor and flipping the finger to a major and recognized standards organization; however, there were serious documented flaws with the ISO process for OOXML and with the protest procedure/rules. Many seem to think the problems might lie in the very rules themselves.

I think if a lot of commercial and noncommercial players rally behind this challenge to ISO, there would be momentum for building a different more sound alternative (or giving higher regards to an existing org) and without legal problems.

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