Comments on: After Microsoft’s OOXML Corruption, ISO Risks Banishment in South America

By: Yfrwlf

Yfrwlf — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:46:26 +0000

Any organization, and I mean ANY organization which does not take into consideration appeals, especially appeals coming from it’s own members, is a horrible organization which clearly does not listen or care about making the best decisions it can.

Also, any organization with a “fast track” option which receives appeals should immediately withdraw that item from any kind of “fast track” and place it onto the “normal track”, as it’s controversy clearly signals a need for deeper examination.

By: Roy Schestowitz

Roy Schestowitz — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:39:14 +0000

I’ve just found this in Reuters, but they were too easy on ISO (they also published a ‘placement for Bryden before).

http://boycottnovell.com/2008/07/07/rewriting-ooxml-story/

Stay tuned. I’ll post a follow-up.

By: Robert Millan

Robert Millan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:00:48 +0000

Sample text for those who want to try:

Historical declaration against ISO

Brazil, South Africa, Venezuela, Ecuador, Cuba and Paraguay withdraw support for the standards organization:
http://www.convergenciadigital.com.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?infoid=15653&sid=76

They assert that from now on won’t consider ISO standards automatically valid for government use.

Provide as reason lack of transparency in the approval of DIS29500 (Microsoft’s OOXML).

By: Robert Millan

Robert Millan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:57:14 +0000

The Consegi declaration is impressive. Historical even. How come we don’t see this in the local mainstream press?

FWIW, I contacted the major Catalan newspapers with a reference to it. Maybe some of them will publish it.

This is surprisingly easy btw. In just two minutes browsing their websites one can obtain email addresses that will be read by their journalists.