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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:Coincidentally by Narpak · · Score: 0, Redundant

    There is no consensus; therefor; as self-appointed chairman I decide to vote NO to Less Yes Men. Get your affairs in order and start agreeing with what I say.

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  2. Re:Coincidentally by eugene+ts+wong · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't you dare disagree with me on this! ;^P

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  3. Re:Yes, but he is honest. by Achromatic1978 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Twitter, don't be disingenuous and act like you had a fucking clue who this guy was before this story broke. "Oh, yeah, he's got a good reputation, he's been in this game for years".