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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. Whoa there, Mr. Snarky. by biendamon · · Score: 1, Troll

    OpenDocument is a good format, both from a user standpoint and a technical one. How you feel about OpenXML is another matter entirely, but it's not the one that just got voted in as an ISO standard.

  2. Re:ODF makes sense by Viol8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    "doing and partly to support a good cause."

    Err, yeah, right, whatever. I mean obviously millions are worrying about the
    data format of word documents and I heard that even Bono discussed it with
    major world leaders and the Pope recently , but personally if I'm going to
    support a good cause I got for stuff like oxfam or the red cross or cancer
    research. Call me old fashioned if you will.