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South Africa Appeals ISO Decision On OOXML

Posted by kdawson on from the first-of-the-dominos dept.

mauritzhansen sends us a blog post by Steve Pepper, former chairman of the Norwegian standards committee responsible for evaluating OOXML, reporting that the South African national standards body, SABS, has appealed against the result of the OOXML DIS 29500 ballot in ISO. From the blog: "In a letter sent to the General Secretary of the IEC (co-sponsor with ISO of JTC1), the SABS expresses its 'deep concern over the increasing tendency of international organizations to use the JTC 1 process to circumvent the consensus-building process that is the cornerstone to the success and international acceptance of ISO and IEC standards.' Having resigned as Chairman of the Norwegian committee responsible for considering OOXML for exactly this reason, I congratulate South Africa on its willingness to stand up for the principles on which standardization work should be based."

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  1. Fatasses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You big fat blubbery lardass fatass piece of shit bags of entropy. I am so fucking tired of seeing big fat lardass fuckers everywhere I go every single time I go outside. Try having some self-respect you fucking corpulent flabby rolls-a-danglin' pieces of pitiful powerless shit! Don't give me this "big boned" or "plus size" or "more to love" bullshit either.

  2. SA has bigger problems than OOXML by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Its a pity the SA government refuses to face the real problems, like unemployment, AIDS, corruption, crime and the refugee crisis caused by that maniac Mugabe running Zimbabwe into the ground. They need a little less solidarity with thier "Brothers in the Struggle" and a little more "Brother, what the hell do you think you are doing?".

    1. Re:SA has bigger problems than OOXML by jaguth · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I agree 100%, Africa has bigger fish to fry than OOXML, MUCH bigger. Its a wonder that someone in Africa is complaining about OOXML in the midst of a billion gajillion other problems they face. There are priorities people! OOXML is the least of your worries! Mod-Up this parent, please. It doesn't deserve a -1 off topic score when it obviously is very much on topic.