OOXML Yes vote questions and complaints
IFSO member Ben North has sent a Freedom of Information Act request regarding Ireland’s change to a Yes vote to the National Standards Authority of Ireland. The request has been received and we’re told it’s being acted on. Letters sent by IFSO during the ISO consultation can be found on IFSO’s correspondence page.
Becta in the UK have sent a complaint to the EU about the UK’s Yes vote. This story was also covered on channelregister.co.uk.
And now I see that "the city of Aarhus" in Denmark have registered a complaint about Denmark’s Yes vote. (From Groklaw’s newspicks)
All is not over yet and OOXML may come out of this with a very negative image. Background info can be found on FSFE’s open standards page.
UPDATE May 27th: South Africa has complained to ISO.
UPDATE May 30th: Brazil is now complaining too.
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Ciarán O’Riordan,
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