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:ISO Calls for End to OOXML 'Personal Attacks'
ISO Calls for End to OOXML 'Personal Attacks'
Apr 14, 2008, 12 :45 UTC (20 Talkback[s]) (6035 reads)

(Other stories by David Meyer)

"The International Organization for Standardization has called for 'personal attacks' to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML standard.

"The move came as an ISO committee meeting in Norway attracted protesters, who gathered to call for the retraction of Open Office XML (OOXML) from the ISO standardisation process..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I call for an end to Microsoftfunded cor ...   As long as we're making calls   
Stuart DeGraaf
Apr 14, 2008, 13:04:34
 
... was completely corrupted by Microsof ...   The ISO process...   
David F. Skoll
Apr 14, 2008, 13:17:42
 
HOST: Ah, John. Allow me to introduce my ...   Monty Python said it best.   
Bob_Robertson
Apr 14, 2008, 13:31:02
 
so there will be three standards....   O ...   what a joke!!!   
petem
Apr 14, 2008, 14:08:37
 
It appears that those people not only ha ...   That was not a "personal attack".   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 14, 2008, 14:48:29
 
Standardizing vendor-written specificati ...   I call for an end of ISO commitees.   
Rainer Weikusat
Apr 14, 2008, 15:49:59
 
As mentioned by others it is not a perso ...   post ISO   
Rob
Apr 14, 2008, 16:00:20
 
The process/procedure used in getting OO ...   ALL ISO "Standards" are suspect!   
Gordon Haverland
Apr 14, 2008, 16:06:30
 
If they won't listen to logical reas ...   They didn't listen to technical attacks   
Charles Hixson
Apr 14, 2008, 16:34:27
 
> The process/procedure used in getting  ...   Re: ALL ISO   
Randy
Apr 14, 2008, 17:17:54
 
Besides fools and liars, lest not we for ...   Re: They didn't listen to technical attacks   
Fred Williams
Apr 14, 2008, 17:24:18
 
Nobody shall be permitted to complain ab ...   That's the SC34 committee all right.   
SM
Apr 14, 2008, 17:25:50
 
I absolutely agree. Let's put an end ...   Absolute agreement   
Robert Devi
Apr 14, 2008, 17:29:49
 
Reading the earlier replies, one may sta ...   OOXML is so-so   
Jose_X
Apr 14, 2008, 17:54:10
 
..for probably being the absolute WORST  ...   OOXML is superbly distinguished   
Jose_X
Apr 14, 2008, 18:28:15
 
>> I suggest that ISO be renamed to SOSO ...   Re: OOXML is so-so   
J
Apr 14, 2008, 18:44:02
 
Title of OOXML should be changed S.O.S ...   SOSOXML   
Jose_X
Apr 14, 2008, 18:48:20
 
Not that I used ODF before, but no.  I w ...   Re: Re: ALL ISO   
Gordon Haverland
Apr 14, 2008, 20:42:31
 
ISO can take their calls for a "ceasefir ...   In reply to ISO   
Mark
Apr 15, 2008, 10:21:09
 
> ISO can take their calls for a "ceasef ...   Re: In reply to ISO   
Fred Williams
Apr 15, 2008, 17:16:29
 
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