[odf-discuss] Microsoft breaking its pledge to allow ISO oversight of OOXML

[Christian Einfeldt]

>From slashdot:

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/06/2129203

640 Comments Are Enough for Anyone <http://www.dis29500.org/> writes
*"Microsoft
is going back on one of their promises concerning
OOXML<http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20071206131310362>.
While they originally made assurances that the ISO would take control of the
standard if it were approved, Microsoft is now reversing that position and
keeping near-full control over OOXML with the EMCA. This is significant
because the EMCA is the group that originally rubber-stamped OOXML. It seems
unlikely that they will force changes to correct problems with the standard.
In Microsoft's new plan, the ISO would only be allowed to publish lists of
errata and would be unable to make OOXML compatible with existing ISO
standards, while the EMCA would be the one to control any new versions of
the standard."*
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