[Sheflug] MS Office Open XML ISO standard

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

This just came up on the WYlug list.  I thought someone out there 
might be interested...

People who read Groklaw might have already seen this...

http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/EOOXML_objections

detailing the silly mess which is the Ecma 376 Office Open XML 
standard currently being fast tracked through the ISO process.

As some of us understand it, National standards bodies have until 
Friday to lodge any objections to the fast tracking. In the UK, the 
BSI need to be encouraged to object to the fast tracking process so 
that the standard is discussed in committee, where you might hope 
that sanity will prevail and the 6000 pages of junk will receive the 
treatment it deserves.

If you feel strongly about this and have some time today, please email 
one of the BSI representatives with your views. Contact details are 
at

http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/EOOXML_Contacts#UNITED_KINGDOM_.28BSI.29

 From the BSI website:

 "IST/41 is responsible for document description and processing 
languages and represents the UK in the work of the International 
Committee: ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 34, which maintains and develops standards 
for SGML (and extentions to support HTML and XML), DSDL, HyTime, 
ISMID and presentation standards such as SPDL and DSSSL"

-- 
Richard

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