[odf-discuss] [OT] Ecma voting on OOXML

[John Newell]

>Matthew Holloway wrote:
>>Are the chairs and voting members of Ecma public?
>>
>>If not, what are the rumours?
>>
>
>No one has an info on this? I'm looking to contrast the 
>specification voting arrangements of ODF with that of OOXML.
>
>I'm looking for the OOXML equivalent of this ODF information if it exists,
>
>http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/membership.php?wg_abbrev=office
>
>Or, if it's not public information what are the rumours of voting 
>arrangements. Off-list emails are fine if you'd prefer.
>

	Sir, certainly not as well laid out as the oasis list you 
mention above, but at 
<http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/TC45-M.htm> You will find:

>Participation
>
>The following organizations have participated in the work of Ecma 
>TC45 and their contributions are gratefully acknowledged: Apple, 
>Barclays Capital, BP, The British Library, Essilor, The Gnome 
>Foundation, Intel, The Library of Congress, Microsoft, NextPage, 
>Novell, Statoil, and Toshiba.
>

	Gnome is collaborator in this up to their neck, perhaps their 
site has some details.
re: previous thread in this venue featuring the apologetics of Jeff 
Waugh of Gnome beginning
Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Subject: [odf-discuss] Response from a GNOME 
Founation at our archives 
<http://lists.opendocumentfellowship.com/pipermail/odf-discuss>

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