[odf-discuss] Gnome, Ecma, and what governments (and FOSS?) should have done

Pamela Jones pj at groklaw.net
Fri Nov 2 21:14:50 EDT 2007


Anothere example, from Microsoft's Jason Matusow:
A real litmus test for the viability of the ISO/IEC DIS (draft 
international standard) 29500 (Open XML) is whether or not there are 
independent implementations. The answer to this question for Open XML is 
an unequivocal yes.
http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonmatusow/archive/2007/08/27/odf-open-xml-technical-specifications-mature-over-time.aspx
Daniel Carrera wrote:
> From: Pamela Jones <pj at groklaw.net>
> 
>> Yes, they do.  Popularity is a way to answer the complaint that MS OOXML 
>> is only for Windows. They have to break that perception.
> 
> Which national body raised that particular complaint? If one of the conflicts raised by a national body is that OOXML is not supported outside Windows I will stand corrected.
> 
> Daniel.
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