[odf-discuss] Here is Microsoft's spin on the JTC-1 contradictions

[Lars D. Noodén]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> Rob Weir says the JTC1 committee works differently from ISO as a whole.
> http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/02/merely-flesh-wound.html#links
>
> "During the 5-month ballot, approval of OOXML will require that two-thirds of 
> the voting P-Countries approve, as well as that no more than one-quarter of 
> all votes cast are negative. This requirement for two-thirds approval from 
> P-Countries is what makes them so critical."

Thanks.  If I understand correctly, that is for the upcoming ballot vote. 
Just to know, how was it for the object / contradictions phase which just 
passed?

Rob Weir links to the list of countries there:
 	http://www.iso.org/iso/en/stdsdevelopment/tc/tclist/TechnicalCommitteeParticipationListPage.TechnicalCommitteeParticipationList?COMMID=1

P- refers to committee participant and O- is for observer?

Another blog or article mentioned that MS would be getting a head start 
until the end of the month to review the objections.  I'm assuming that 
the original objections are recorded somewhere so that the time cannot be 
used to lobby to water them down.  There is a list of countries 
seems to be at Andy Updegrove's blog:

  http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070206145620473

Where will the official list, with or without objections, be available?

-Lars

Lars Noodén
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