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Open Letter to ISO Calls For Standardization of Process

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the corruption-arms-race dept.

In a recent open letter to the ISO FreeCode CEO Geir Isene calls for standardization in the processes used by the ISO to help prevent future OOXML blunders. "It seems ISO is not prepared for a politicized process where a big and influential commercial enterprise will use any means possible to push its own standard through to certification. Committees are flooded by the vendor in support of the standard. Votes are bought and results are hijacked. Several national bodies have flawed and skewed procedures open for corruption."

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  1. Re:calling for standardization in ISO by JCSoRocks · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe they should get ISO 9000 certified...

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  2. Sure, but... by sapphire+wyvern · · Score: 4, Funny

    how will they run the process for standardizing their standardization process without a standard process for processing standardization? Argh, my head....

  3. Re: calling for standardization in ISO by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    LOL I thought standardization was the point of ISO. Yes, we need an ISO standard for creating ISO standards.

    Then we'll need an ISO standard for creating ISO standards for creating ISO standards.

    Then we'll need... I don't think we'll ever catch up.
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  4. Re:What we need is a standard by eln · · Score: 4, Funny

    I completely agree. They should begin forming a committee, with supporting sub-committees, to discuss forming the standard for creating standards immediately.

  5. Then let us name it: by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    metastandardisation.