Comments on: Australia fails to take a position on OOXML http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:13:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Matthew Holloway http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3017 Matthew Holloway Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:00:55 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3017 Expecting the two sides to agree was naive of Standards Australia. When it was so clearly those who benefit from the Microsoft Office monopoly Vs. those want to escape the monopoly then of course there will be two sides. It made their job harder, but they should have formed an opinion themselves rather than blaming the participants. Expecting the two sides to agree was naive of Standards Australia. When it was so clearly those who benefit from the Microsoft Office monopoly Vs. those want to escape the monopoly then of course there will be two sides.

It made their job harder, but they should have formed an opinion themselves rather than blaming the participants.

]]> By: Safe as Milk » Blog Archive » France change OOXML vote on eve of deadline http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3015 Safe as Milk » Blog Archive » France change OOXML vote on eve of deadline Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:51:49 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3015 [...] Like others, I’m disappointed to see these announcements made on the eve of the deadline, since it gives no time to either side to argue their case for a change in vote. One French commentator has commented “it now looks like OOXML will become an ISO standard”. He has more information than me on the subject, but if many more countries change their anstensions to positive votes, or their no votes to abstensions, then the chances are he’s right. Posted by Dave Neary Filed in General [...] […] Like others, I’m disappointed to see these announcements made on the eve of the deadline, since it gives no time to either side to argue their case for a change in vote. One French commentator has commented “it now looks like OOXML will become an ISO standard”. He has more information than me on the subject, but if many more countries change their anstensions to positive votes, or their no votes to abstensions, then the chances are he’s right. Posted by Dave Neary Filed in General […]

]]> By: William Grant http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3012 William Grant Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:57:50 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3012 It's not surprising, but still most disappointing. The three bullets in the press release sound like they're leading towards disapproval... but that would make sense. If the fast-tracking wasn't appropriate, why not vote against the fast-tracking? It’s not surprising, but still most disappointing. The three bullets in the press release sound like they’re leading towards disapproval… but that would make sense. If the fast-tracking wasn’t appropriate, why not vote against the fast-tracking?

]]> By: Example spanners for today http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3008 Example spanners for today Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:11:33 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3008 [...] Be the signal where we’re going, we don’t need roads… « Australia fails to take a position on OOXML [...] […] Be the signal where we’re going, we don’t need roads… « Australia fails to take a position on OOXML […]

]]> By: Glynn Foster http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3006 Glynn Foster Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:30:57 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3006 Don 't worry...the real Australia^W^W^W^W^W New Zealand voted no - http://www.standards.co.nz/news/Media+releases/NZ+maintains+negative+vote+on+OOXML+Standard.htm Don ‘t worry…the real Australia^W^W^W^W^W New Zealand voted no - http://www.standards.co.nz/news/Media+releases/NZ+maintains+negative+vote+on+OOXML+Standard.htm

]]> By: Shermozle http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3001 Shermozle Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:37:38 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-3001 Not all that surprising given Standards Australia is a commercial entity, unlike what most people expect. It's pretty amusing that the press releases on their web site are in... PDF format. Though that recently became a ratified ISO standard. And, of course, their web site's HTML fails validation. Not all that surprising given Standards Australia is a commercial entity, unlike what most people expect.

It’s pretty amusing that the press releases on their web site are in… PDF format. Though that recently became a ratified ISO standard.

And, of course, their web site’s HTML fails validation.

]]> By: James Henstridge http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-2999 James Henstridge Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:31:06 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-2999 Does Standards Australia actually do anything useful these days? Does Standards Australia actually do anything useful these days?

]]> By: Mike Carden http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-2998 Mike Carden Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:56:54 +0000 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2008/03/31/australia-fails-to-take-a-position-on-ooxml/#comment-2998 I thought I saw it coming but hearing it still doesn't make it palatable. Bugger. I thought I saw it coming but hearing it still doesn’t make it palatable. Bugger.

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