[odf-discuss] Gnome Foundation and ECMA

[Jody Goldberg]

On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 01:27:20PM +0200, Lars Nood??n wrote:
> 
> Read it again.  I did not say that Jody is participating in that part of
> the process.  He himself even recently clarified that.
> 
> What I am saying is that GNOME is participating.  I see the name on the
> Ecma list for TC45:
> 	http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/TC45-M.htm
> 
> Ecma TC 45 is currently working towards hammering MOOX through ISO.
> 
> GNOME is officially part of Ecma TC 45, whether or not its sponsored
> representative there physically travels to the meetings, works online or
> blows the whole thing off.

I'm sorry but that argument makes no sense.  There are no other
GNOME representatives.  Jus little ol me.  If I am not
participating, how is GNOME getting around my obstructionism ?
 
> PS.  If GNOME is not backing MOOX, then just put that out in the open
> with a position statement.  Further, it wouldn't hurt to withdraw from
> Ecma TC45 until such time as participation becomes relevant to the
> purported claims of documenting the specification.

Neither GNOME nor I is 'backing' MOOX.
We do not advocate that users adopt it.
We do not prefer it to ODF.

> The sqirming and worming 

Where are we squirming ?  This is as clear as I know how to
be.  There is no ulterior motive, or hidden intent.