[odf-discuss] Gnome Foundation and ECMA

[marbux]

On 10/31/07, Pamela Jones <pj at groklaw.net> wrote:
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> You know perfectly well I have *not* given Novell a pass. They would,
> I'm sure, guffaw at the suggestion.


Got a link? I don't remember you ever giving them a hard time over OOXML
support. And you somehow forgot to answer about Sun.

I don't much care what proprietary companies like Apple do and don't do.
> I care very much what members of the community do.


So no problems with you if Apple helps MS develop ODF? Don't I recall you
saying several times on Groklaw that you have a Mac and have an iPod too?
Don't you realize you are subsidizing Apple's participation in Ecma?

And how about pushing on IBM to open source its software? You did realize
that Symphony is OOo 1.1 with a new GUI, didn't you? Try running the
OOo 1.1Easter Egg drill on it.

Best regards,

Marbux without a Garage

marbux wrote:
> >
> > Hey, Pam, why are you picking on Jody and Gnome but giving Novell and
> > Sun a pass? Novell is participating in Ecma too, and both Novell and Sun
> > are implementing OOXML. In fact, both of them have opened offices on
> > Microsoft's campus to work on interop issues. Matter of fact, why aren't
> > you also picking on Apple, Barclays Capital, BP, The British Library,
> > Essilor, Intel, NextPage, Statoil, Toshiba, and the United States
> > Library of Congress? They're all on Ecma TC 45. And the reps. of two
> > U.S. government agencies voted for DIS 29500 at INCITS.
> >
> > What makes Gnome and Jody so special that they're the only ones you want
> > to beat up on?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > BUCK "MARBUX" MARTIN
> >   Director of Legal Affairs
> >   OpenDocument Foundation
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> > <http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/10/cracks-in-foundation.html>
> > -- Universal Interop Now!
> >
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BUCK "MARBUX" MARTIN
  Director of Legal Affairs
  OpenDocument Foundation
  Contact:
<http://www.opendocumentfoundation.us/contact.htm>
Charter member, Two Guys without a Garage,
<http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/10/cracks-in-foundation.html>
-- Universal Interop Now!
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