OOXML's 662 Resolutions 166
Rob Isn't Weird writes "Microsoft has finally responded to the resolutions concerning OOXML (or 662 of them at any rate). The only problem? The JTC1 NBs who are deciding OOXML's fate have to download 662 individual PDFs from a slow, password-protected server; and many have had trouble getting the password. Don't misunderstand the ECMA's intent, though: there would have been 662 OOXML files if they had wanted to make it hard for people to read and criticize the responses. Thanks to the Internet, other interested parties have put all 662 resolutions online in a searchable, taggable format and are requesting that everyone interested help examine them. That means you, Slashdot."
I like the country count. (Score:5, Interesting)
Goes to show a few people CAN make a difference.
This means a lot... (Score:2, Interesting)
I must've missed the memo that declared "evangelism" as the new corporate-sponsored FUD. But boy, it does feel wholesome.
Any suggestions to slashdotproof it? (Score:5, Interesting)
whilst the server is rebooting, a small correction (Score:5, Interesting)
Pardon the Language: Fuck ECMA (Score:2, Interesting)
By this point ECMA should have as much pull with sovereign governments (and the populaces that grant them power) as the hand written standard for communicating standards via written language I have here beside me that I just wrote.
That stupidity such as what is demonstrated here persists demonstrates the failure of geeks. I am a geek (for evidence, just ask my long suffering wife who succumbed to my deceit during the two years in college when I became "preppy" and thin to attract a mate; she has since mostly succumbed to the charms and advantages of marrying a smart person who isn't a cover model [such charms consist mostly of being able to fix broken things and provide enough comedic relief to save $50-$150/month on cable TV. Also, as Revenge of the Nerds taught us, we're great at sex because we think about it all the time.) and it is to my personal shame that Microsoft still has a monopoly on desktop operating systems and electronic document formats.
Geeks! learn how to talk to people and convince them that your position is the correct one. THIS will be the most challenging yet rewarding effort of you life. This is our World War II.
Doctorow is our Churchill. Lessig is our Roosevelt (the crippled one). I don't know who our Stalin is, but we're probably better off without him.
A meme is beginning to grow that asks what have we done to live up to the precedent set by our grandparents?
This will be the legacy we leave to our grandchildren (assuming we as a group learn how to convince the opposite sex to allow us to copulate with them in order to have grandchildren).
MS Tools (Score:3, Interesting)
Very interesting amendment, from USA no less!! (Score:5, Interesting)
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US - 270
Naming DIS 29500: The current name of DIS 29500, Office Open XML is seriously misleading in several respects. First, it is not a document format based on XML but rather an XML representation of a legacy document format with particular processing semantics. Second, reference should not be made to commercial products and clearly "Office" in the title of this proposal is meant as a reference to Microsoft Office. Lastly, the proposal is no more or less open than any other ISO proposal and so "Open" is meaningless in this context.
It is suggested that a new name be chosen for the proposal that reflects its goal of representing and continuing a legacy document format as represented in XML. Such a name should not carry an implied reference to a Microsoft product nor should it use the term "open." One possible name would be: Legacy Document Formats Represented in XML. The principles developed from this effort might well prove effective for other legacy document formats that should be represented in XML.
DIS 29500
said customer is very happy to be running on a VM (Score:4, Interesting)