Andy Updegrove writes "Microsoft's OOXML did not get enough votes to be approved the first time around in ISO/IEC — notwithstanding the fact that many countries joined the Document Format and Languages committee in the months before voting closed,... ...full story at slashdot
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| 23 Jul 08 |
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UOF Vies to Be a Third Contender in ODF–OOXML Battle » slashdot Andy Updegrove writes "Long-time followers of the ODF-OOXML story will recall that there is a third editable, XML-based document format in the race to create the documentary record of history. That contender is called UOF, for Uniform Office Format, and... |
| 29 Mar 08 |
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OOXML Vote Tracker and Calculation Guide » slashdot Andy Updegrove writes "The vote on Microsoft's OOXML closes today. The final result will not be announced (or leak) before sometime early next week. Meanwhile the votes of individual countries continue to come in, currently with more reported switching in... |
| 05 Sep 07 |
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ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard (Peter Sayer/PC World) » techmeme ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard — Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization... |
| 26 Mar 08 |
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ODF Editor Says ODF Loses If OOXML Does » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "The editor of the Open Document Format standard has written a letter (PDF) that strongly supports recognizing Microsoft's OOXML file format as a standard, arguing that if it fails, ODF will suffer. 'As the editor of... |
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France Leading Charge Against OOXML » slashdot Bergkamp10 writes "As Microsoft's Office Open XML document format waits in ISO limbo, South Africa, Korea, and the Netherlands are now actively pursuing the alternative Open Document Format instead, said the ODF Alliance. The Alliance now claims 500... |
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