[odf-discuss] Private deal to approve OOXML? More evidence surfaces

[robert_weir at us.ibm.com]

odf-discuss-bounces at opendocumentfellowship.com wrote on 04/10/2008 
11:40:48 PM:

> > Second, the resolution starts off with the assertion : "SC 34 is the 
JTC 1
> > designated maintenance body for ISO/IEC 29500 (Office Open XML file
> > formats)".   However merely stating it does not make it true.  Only 
JTC1 can
> > designate a maintenance group for a Fast Track, and I have seen no 
JTC1
> > discussion or vote on the matter.
> >
> 
> I think this did happen. I remember writing something to someone when
> the vote was scheduled. The issue was whether to assign maintenance to
> Ecma or to SC 34. My immediate reaction was, "you can't rationally
> decide to assign maintenance to Ecma when the AFNOR comments ---
> calling for DIS-29500 to be diverted as a technical report while
> harmonization and then convergence with ODF was done under the
> supervision of JTC 1 --- have not been decided by the NBs." There was
> a degree of public controversy over it, but I never heard the result
> of the ballot. As I recall, that was about the time of my fried
> motherboard madness and I assumed that I had just missed it.
> 

I think I would have noticed as well, since I am a member of the US NB. 
But I never saw a letter ballot for this come through.  In any case you 
would expect there to be some paper trail, some posted document that says 
that this designation occurred.  You would also expect the SC34 Resolution 
to cite that authority, as they did for citing every other little thing, 
like their authority to create an ad-hoc.  But I see nothing.

-Rob
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