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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:You gotta be kidding... by hxnwix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Whatever the merit of his suggestions, the idea that ISO is new to high-pressure corporate gamesmanship and requires a condescending lecture from a titan of industry like "the CEO of Freecode" has to qualify as the laugh of the day. Alright, I guess we should sit back and wait until Microsoft decides to clean up the ISO. Brilliant, sir. You are very, very well informed and surely not just some nay saying slashdot cynic.
  2. Re:ISO is supposed to serve all of us by Rogerborg · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry, I missed the part where you said what your rôle in ISO is. Can you repeat it?

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