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How Microsoft raped ISO 3 comments By AviPublished: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:18:29 -0300 Updated: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:13:13 -0300 Published: 20 Mar 2008 Updated: 2 Apr 2008 Published: 7:18 am Updated: 9:13 am Categories: OpenDocument Format Tags:
       
How Microsoft raped ISO 3 comments By AviPublished: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:18:29 -0300 Updated: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:13:13 -0300 Published: 20 Mar 2008 Updated: 2 Apr 2008 Published: 7:18 am Updated: 9:13 am Categories: OpenDocument Format Tags:
       

One of the most critical and discussed points of the whole OOXML subject is how the specification lets you include binary proprietary information.
Let me show you how it happens with a piece of an OOXML document, the red-marked text is the problematic part (see for yourself, §6.2.2.14, paper page 4,813, lines 7–13):
<v:shape>
<o:ink i=”AMgFHQSWC+YFASAAaAwAAAAAAMA…” annotation=”t” contentType=”application/x-ms-ink”/>
</v:shape>
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All about OpenDocument Format, its ecosystem and competition.

Norway doesn’t want OOXML (and I agree) 1 comment By AviPublished: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:20:09 -0300 Published: 11 Apr 2008 Published: 4:20 am Categories: OpenDocument Format Tags:
       

There was an ISO/IEC/JTC1 meeting in Oslo, Norway wednesday and the local community protested against OOXML and demanded more integrity in ISO’s processes. I couldn’t agree more.
Photos by Martin Bekkelund. More info on Zak Greant’s blog.

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OOXML: Open Letter to YES-voting and ABSTAIN-voting Countries 9 comments By AviPublished: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:22:44 -0300 Updated: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:17:08 -0300 Published: 31 Mar 2008 Updated: 8 Apr 2008 Published: 1:22 pm Updated: 9:17 am Categories: Info & Biz Technology • OpenDocument Format Tags:
       

If there is one or more technical problems, the NB must disapprove the DIS. This is the rationale behind this idea.

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OOXML: Venezuela changed vote from YES to NO 7 comments By AviPublished: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:36:46 -0300 Updated: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:15:36 -0300 Published: 28 Mar 2008 Updated: 8 Apr 2008 Published: 6:36 pm Updated: 9:15 am Categories: OpenDocument Format Tags:
       

Dear Mr. Kimura,

Attached please find a letter from Mrs. María Teresa Saccucci, Standardization Manager of FONDONORMA (Venezuela) through which Venezuela wishes to modify its position on DIS 29500, Information technology - Office Open XML file formats from “Approval with comments” to “Disapproval with comments”.

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OOXML’s BRM: A flow of dirt 0 comments By AviPublished: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:03:08 -0300 Updated: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:08:10 -0300 Published: 27 Mar 2008 Published: 11:03 pm Updated: 11:08 pm Categories: OpenDocument Format Tags:
       

Finally Jomar, one of the brazilian delegate that went to OOXML’s BRM in Geneva has started to tell all the dirty little details of what really happened in that meeting and the surreal modus operandi of how 120 people can discuss 1027 issues in 5 days. Have fun in english and portuguese.
Oh, and talking about [...]

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OOXML: A global NO so far but still counting 2 comments By AviPublished: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:05:11 -0300 Published: 27 Mar 2008 Published: 11:05 am Categories: OpenDocument Format Tags:
       

Open Malasia blog has a user friendly post with a map of the voting. See the tables and understand the voting criterias.

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