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India Third to Appeal ISO's OOXML Approval

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the uphill-battle-not-over dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "India is now the third country to appeal the ISO's approval of OOXML, with their appeal arriving just before the deadline last night. According to PC World, this makes OOXML the first BRM process under ISO/JTC 1 to be appealed, which leaves us in uncharted territory. Although there was substantial confusion in the comments on yesterday's story, Brazil is really appealing, not merely disapproving, of OOXML, having sent a letter that begins with 'The Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), as a P member of ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC34, would like to present, to ISO/IEC/JTC1 and ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC34, this appeal for reconsideration of the ISO/IEC DIS 29500 final result.' Groklaw speculates that this may have something to do with Microsoft hedging their bets by supporting ODF 1.1 in Office 2007, though we probably won't see any more countries appeal now that the deadline has passed."

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  1. sheesh by alexborges · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It took you guys a while to get this one.

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    1. Re:sheesh by alexborges · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      GASP

      I cant believe it... did i make first post and wasted it on that lameity?

      AAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHH Open That Window Joe, Im out!

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    2. Re:sheesh by mrbluze · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I cant believe it... did i make first post and wasted it on that lameity? You just blew all the +insightful / +funny modifiers by replying to your own first post. And you can't appeal, either.
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    3. Re:sheesh by alexborges · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Meh...

      IVe EXCELENT karma

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    4. Re:sheesh by alexborges · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Mind bogling question: how the hell did you read mine?

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    5. Re:sheesh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Top right corner, next to your name, select customize, select Raw-Uncut view or whatever it is. By the way have you noticed the glut of moderators with no sense of humour reading this thread? Come on guys!

    6. Re:sheesh by alexborges · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Why thank you!
      On the other note: I have and completely agree...

      Just to chitchat and get this ubermoderating gods ball rolling...

      How about those Lakers huh?

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  2. Banana peal. by mrbluze · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...we probably won't see any more countries appeal now that the deadline has passed I guess I never went for countries appeal. Sex appeal, definitely, but countries appeal. What next, western appeal?
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  3. Separate topic please by goodmanj · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can we have a new topic specifically for OOXML/ODF wars? We're up to two of these a day, and as I find them totally boring, I'd like to be able to filter them out.

  4. Re:They won't count. Well, India(na) should JONES by davidsyes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    mshaft, and romance those stones....

    Besides, as a rising superpower, India should "stick it to da man" (mshaft) and say, "MShaft, get sofffft..." Get SMART, India! Go with OpenOffice.org, or join the AsiaNux groups (China, Japan, Korea...)

    (And, NO, i am not going to see Indiana Jones...I'm tired of remakes/rehashes, and Get Smart remake is just another nail in the lid... Sick of the poor excuses/realities for lack of originality)

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  5. Sex-craved love goddesses. by mungmaster2000 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Little Billy Jackson had to go to the store for his mother to pick up some postage stamps. When he got there, he found the stamp machine out of order, and decided to walk the extra three blocks to the post office. On the way there, he passed a hardware store, a variety store, and a lamp shop. The line was short at the post office and he got his stamps quickly and returned home. His dog, "Spider," bounded out to greet him as his mom waved from the porch. Billy's mother was pleased at the job he did and congratulated him on having enough sense to go to the post office when he found the stamp machine was broken. Billy had a nice dessert that night and went to bed.