Re: [Fsfe-uk] Symbian reanimates software patent debate

[MJ Ray]

Now that April Fools' is over, here's more info from Random-bits...

James Love <address@hidden> wrote:
> "It appears as if OOXML will be approved by the ISO.  If so, we are
> disappointed. Microsoft's control over document formats has destroyed
> competition on the desktop, and the fight over OOXML is really a fight
> over the future of competition and innovation. [...]
> James Love, Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
> http://www.keionline.org

James Love <address@hidden> wrote:
> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/31/iso_ooxml_votes_approve/
> OOXML approved as international standard? By Kelly Fiveash
> 31 Mar 2008 10:37 But voting process slammed
>
> Microsoft looks almost certain to have got its Office Open XML (OOXML)
> file format passed as an international standard but the ballot has been
> tarnished by accusations of voting irregularities.
>
> There’s no official word as yet from the International Standards
> Organisation (ISO), the body responsible for overseeing the ballot, but
> according to many observers that have been closely following the
> process, Microsoft appears to have secured enough votes
[...]
> The ISO said it will make an official announcement either later today or
> early tomorrow morning.

Don't you wish it was just foolery?
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