Document Freedom Day is March 26th (next Wednesday):
http://documentfreedom.org/
The national standards bodies will cast their votes on OOXML on March 29th,
so this is an opportunity to remind the bodies that the public is interested
and is watching what they do.
Here are the Benelux groups that have registered at the website:
http://www.documentfreedom.org/Category:Belgiumhttp://www.documentfreedom.org/Category:Netherlands
(no groups registered yet in Luxembourg)
It's not very clear what they are planning though.
Does anyone on this list have plans for events for this day?
Would anyone be interested in doing something in Brussels, maybe outside the
European Parliament in the evening time?
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The result, by Andy Updegrove:
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=2008022905531…
Sean Daly interviews Andy Updegrove
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080229171250199
I'm no ISO procedure expert, but my understanding is: after 5 days of
discussion, the voting members at ISO's Ballot Resolution Meeting decided
not to approve the OOXML specification. There simply wasn't enough time to
discuss the numerous problems and the numerous proposed solutions. The
final decision will be in 30 days time, but since the issues raised last
September are officially unresolved, rejection by ISO is almost certain.
In the interview, Andy explains the importance of standards in society
(access to government), why the ISO process was creaking under the strain of
this application, and some comments on anti-trust law.
And if this puts you in the celebrating spirit, get involved in Document
Freedom Day this March 26th: http://documentfreedom.org/
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