OOXML's 662 Resolutions

Rob Isn't Weird writes "Microsoft has finally responded to the resolutions concerning OOXML (or 662 of them at any rate). The only problem? The JTC1 NBs who are deciding OOXML's fate have to download 662 individual PDFs from a slow, password-protected server; and many have had trouble getting the password. Don't misunderstand the ECMA's intent, though: there would have been 662 OOXML files if they had wanted to make it hard for people to read and criticize the responses. Thanks to the Internet, other interested parties have put all 662 resolutions online in a searchable, taggable format and are requesting that everyone interested help examine them. That means you, Slashdot."

Comments

It seems their wordpress has asploded.

[kcbanner]

Their database seems to have gone into "oh god please no more" mode.

Re:I believe I speak for most of us..

[Heir Of The Mess]

The thing is, this is all some political game between governments and Microsoft. It's played out like this:

Government person A wanted to stop being locked into Microsoft products.
A was told to give a reason why.
A came up with "Because it's not a open format. Information is controlled my MS".
Policy was made that documents had to be in an open format
Microsoft pulled a naming stunt putting "Open" in the name
Policy was changed to format has to be an ISO standard
Microsoft responds by pushing OOXML through ECMA then tried to back door it through ISO
662 comments are thrown in
slashdotters spend hours playing this new game
???
Profit

So MS has changed the game by producing paperwork. The idea has changed from using standards that don't belong to MS, to using MS standards that are ISO approved. Nice move, but the reality is that most people are just happy to load MS documents in MS Word the same as they have always done. MS Word isn't going to change much, and the original idea has been buried.

I'd just prefer to play ProgressQuest.