Interesting Links (March 13 2008)

• Gray looks into some of the recent thoughts from Patrick Durusau: https://blogs.technet.com/gray_knowlton/archive/2008/03/12/within-minutes.aspx
• Accessibility update from Reed, and some news on the activities so far at CSUN: https://blogs.technet.com/reedblog/archive/2008/03/10/microsoft-at-csun.aspx
• Jesper Lund Stocholm discusses his views on why ISO-approval of Open XML is not an option: https://www.idippedut.dk/post/2008/03/Why-ISO-approval-of-OOXML-is-not-an-option.aspx
• Interesting discussion being led by Dennis Hamilton on the issues around macros in file formats: https://orcmid.com/blog/#2008-03-05
• Stephen McGibbon has an update on the Open XML discussions in Norway: https://notes2self.net/archive/2008/03/11/standards-norway-confirms-no-dis29500-irregularities.aspx
  • Stephen also talked about his experiences at the anti-OpenXML rally that was staged alongside the BRM last month: https://notes2self.net/archive/2008/03/07/on-ofe-s-anti-brm.aspx
• Some interesting thoughts from Alexander Falk that I had initially missed leading up to the BRM: https://www.xmlaficionado.com/2008/02/ooxml-vs-odf-is-heating-up-as-we-get.html

Comments

• Anonymous
  March 12, 2008
  PingBack from http://msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com/2008/03/13/interesting-links-march-13-2009/

• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
  One more interesting link, wonder how you could miss that one:

• Microsoft's Open Specification Promise: No Assurance for GPL. Statement by Software Freedom Law Center. http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/osp-gpl.html

• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
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• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
  Anon. Coward, the GPL is a licence that enforces a specific ethical viewpoint. It's quite possible for something to meet the commonly understood criteria of "open standard", and yet still be imcompatible with that viewpoint. E.g. If you choose to be a vegetarian, don't complain that free burger week at McDonald's is discriminating against you.

• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
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• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
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• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
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• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
  Rob, No clue whether or not I have the IP address, but I'm sure whoever wrote that didn't mean it (at least I hope not). On a side note though, you really have to take the tin foil hat off man. It will be impossible to have any productive discussions if you're level of trust is so low you would think that was a tactic to discredit the oposition. The anti-OpenXML folks don't need any help from me in that area :-) (semi-kidding there of course) -Brian

• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
  Hi Brian, Thanks for the reassurance! My comment was somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but believe me, it's all been done before. By the way, I note this post was written on March 13, 2009. Since you're a year ahead of everyone else, could you please let us know... what was the DIS29500 final vote outcome? ;-)

• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
  Oops (fixed now) :-) In 2009 document formats go back to being a boring subject for folks in the blogsphere, and I get stuck posting links to blog posts from the previous year. :-) -Brian

• Anonymous
  March 13, 2008
  Brain, should ISO approve OOXML, you'll never hear the end of it. Should ISO not approve OOXML, you'll never hear the end if it.

• Anonymous
  July 02, 2008
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• Anonymous
  July 30, 2008
  Buspar side effects. Buspar. Buspar info.