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... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:55:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 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: 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: 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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