More Irregularities in the OOXML ISO Process Surface | Linux Today

More Irregularities in the OOXML ISO Process Surface

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 27, 2007

“Rob Weir is reporting some very disturbing news about
shenanigans in the OOXML ISO process:

“I just received an email from someone in a national standards
committee considering the OOXML ballot, concerning false
information given to his committee which suggested the Sept. 2nd
ballot deadline was not real, that they actually had 30 more days
to decide. I’m not going to name names in this post, but I will say
that this isn’t the first note I’ve received regarding such
tactics.

“He lists several more, and he asks that you tell him about
anything not on the list already…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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