NoOOXML

SC34 is on the way to try to keep the OOXML train going on, despite the appeals. When does OOXML will stop wasting the time of everybody? Hopefully SC34 and ISO runs on well paid volunteers.

ECMA rewriting the ISO Fast Track rules to better serve their customer has lead to the OOXML storm. Islands and desert nations were used to get the quota. Time for reform for the ISO dinosaur?

A new law is in preparation for the European citizens, that will allow them to filter and inspect your IP traffic and require you to use "trusted" applications

A few details about the partnership between the Romanian government and Microsoft have been published.

In '04 Hugo Lueders' messages were getting sour. Still some bloggers argue with the self-proclaimed representative of the electrical industry.

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"No, no, there are no problems in Norway" tells the Standards Body to the EU Commission. The Standards Body did not even noticed the 37 letters of Microsoft Business Partners.

Microsoft pays taxes in India

Unbelievable: Norway contests its own vote at ISO

The chairman of the Norwegian standards committee responsible for evaluating OOXML sent a formal protest regarding the Norwegian vote

How to follow the international vote

The Chairwomen of the Technical Committee in Poland rewrite the voting rules in favor of the company of Redmond, and distributes propaganda written by Microsoft Netherlands. That's when the polish sausages begins to smoke.

Commentor on Channel Register who worked on reviewing the fast track document surprised at BSI rumours. Suggests contact information to lobby BSI.

Please post a map for us to observe rhe evolution of national votes.

A foss-vendor reporting from the OOXML process in Romania

In the last days, new members keep applying in the Romanian NB, CT210 comitee at ASRO

Bristol City Council's switch to StarOffice in 2005 has led to a major reduction of IT costs, says Gavin Beckett, the council's ICT Strategy manager.

A good summary of the standaridazion process so far and the controversies and problems afflicting MS-OOXML.

Rob Weir addresses in detail ODF-editor Durusau's pro-OOXML position and eloquently argues that there is no good reason to support OOXML becoming an ISO standard.

After the BRM, Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society has now recommended its standards body to maintain its "abstain" vote from Sept 2.