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The Inside Story on Norway's Yes to OOXML

Posted by timothy on from the distracted-by-short-skirt-during-brief-summer dept.

Steve Pepper writes "The former Chairman of the Norwegian ISO committee, who resigned two weeks ago in protest against his country's vote of Yes to OOXML, tells the inside story of how the decision was reached: how a single bureaucrat from Standards Norway sidelined the overwhelming majority of Norwegian technical experts and changed Norway's vote from No to Yes. The story is so surreal it's hard to believe." It's as depressing as it is brief.

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  1. Re:This is what is meant by "Democracy" these days by OldHawk777 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Norway is no better than US. From Norway, to Noway, to Yesway, and today it is M$way. USA Politicians, Corporatist, and Clergy have things in common with Blockheads and many EU Politicians, Corporatist, and Clergy most of them seek money or pleasure using an amoral code of expedition purchased as always best and right.

    US & EU (phonetic, sounds like) Citizens have much to look forward too together. Soon our Warrior Military will evolve into the great big-brother AI/robot military ... no longer will we send our poor children, families, and friends to war in foreign lands. Loyalty will never again be questioned or any oaths of loyalty wanted. The AI/robot military will do many great truly amoral things for homeland/domestic security at the orders of our Politicians, Corporatist, and Clergy leaders. The TS (TimeSpace/ToughShit) mirror shows a complete reversal of the American and French revolutions and the re-emergence of the righteous aristocracy to exploit their serfs/slaves as masters.

    The Amoral-life will be defined as virtuous; Therefor, all people of honor will again live like immortals, die like heroes, or become living legends with great regret, but none for those they killed. That our poor children, families, and friends are free again to have a future and humanity a great destiny, far more than an AI/robot military will be terminated.

    Dang my delusional SciFic personality is ranting again.

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    Unaccountable leaders are masters, and unrepresented people are slaves. How do US and EU fare?
  2. Re:Yes, but he is honest. by willyhill · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Honesty. Not a trait we associate with someone who has five different Slashdot accounts.

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    The twitter monologues. Click on my homepage and be amazed.