[Fsf-friends] OOXML BRM

[Mani A]

"The OOXML Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) in Geneva ended in tears.
World XML expert Tim Bray (pictured) immediately recorded his thoughts
on the meeting, and his verdict was withering: despite some good that
perhaps came of it ("With a very few exceptions, everyone really tried
hard to work together and make the document better," he writes), he
described the BRM process as "complete, utter, unadulterated
bullshit." ".....

.... "In practice this means that the heavy politics starts Monday
morning. National bodies that are smart will make their decision
between 8:30 and 9:00 AM on March 3rd and immediately go on long
vacations in Tasmania or Nunavut."

Read the whole report at http://java.sys-con.com/read/509779.htm
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A. Mani


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