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OpenDocument Voted In By ISO

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

cduffy writes "OpenDocument has been voted in as ISO/IEC 26300, with no dissenting votes and a small number of abstentions. There are still several formalities to take place before final issuance. Now the question: Will OpenXML get the same treatment, despite its technical weaknesses? There's also coverage on Groklaw."

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  1. One small standard for a man by From+A+Far+Away+Land · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    One giant leap for Standardkind.
    The movement toward OpenDocument in the free world, warms the open cockles of my heart.

    I can't wait to kiss the incompatible document blues goodbye. The article earlier today on Slashdot on how to format your document without using the TAB key will be obsolete, praise be. Imagine? We're being told not to use the tab key, in this "Microsoft competes with the rest" world.

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    Oh You POS
  2. Re:So much for the list of experts by Viol8 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    "more fragments of apocryiphal and gnostic texts continue to be found."

    Hmm , yes , they'd take up at least a few pages of A4. Besides which, I
    wouldn't trust religious nutters with any kind of standard to be used
    by normal people.