Not sure whether fsfe.org has this already, as I can't connect. This site accuses Microsoft of sock-puppetry in the Swedish standards body in two posts: http://stupid.domain.name/node/382 http://stupid.domain.name/node/385
Is this for real?
Regards,
On Wednesday 29 August 2007 03:26, MJ Ray wrote:
Not sure whether fsfe.org has this already, as I can't connect. This site accuses Microsoft of sock-puppetry in the Swedish standards body in two posts: http://stupid.domain.name/node/382 http://stupid.domain.name/node/385
The Swedish FFII have an article about it: http://ffii.se/pr/2007-08-27-se-ooxml-vote.html (Swedish) http://ffii.se/pr/2007-08-27-se-ooxml-vote-en.html (English, partial translation)
| In meeting at SIS yesterday on the standardisation of Microsoft's OOXML file | format (i.e. in principle the file format used in Office 2007) 23 new | companies suddenly appeared that had not previously participated in the | working group, a majority of these companies are Microsoft partners (see | enclosed). | From a clear NO-majority among the members, the result in the course of just | one day became a YES. The final result was 25 in favour, 6 against; 4 | members left the meeting."
There's a lot more information on the blog linked from those pages.
On Wednesday 29 August 2007 04:26:40 MJ Ray wrote:
Not sure whether fsfe.org has this already, as I can't connect. This site accuses Microsoft of sock-puppetry in the Swedish standards body in two posts: http://stupid.domain.name/node/382 http://stupid.domain.name/node/385
Is this for real?
Basically, yes.
Groklaw has some info in English as well: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070829070630660
/Karl
On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 03:26:40AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
Not sure whether fsfe.org has this already, as I can't connect. This site accuses Microsoft of sock-puppetry in the Swedish standards body in two posts: http://stupid.domain.name/node/382 http://stupid.domain.name/node/385
Is this for real?
Not only for real, but I suspect standard practice.
Portuguese TC was also hijacked in a similar form. All I lack is the proof, but it's unexplainable how some companies who have nothing to do with OOXML other than being a product of their main business partner came up there.
Rui
On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 03:26 +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
Not sure whether fsfe.org has this already, as I can't connect. This site accuses Microsoft of sock-puppetry in the Swedish standards body in two posts: http://stupid.domain.name/node/382 http://stupid.domain.name/node/385
Is this for real?
Yes, and the same happened in Italy. In Italy the community started coordinating the opposition at JTC1 since last year, leading to a good vote (abstention). As reported by Carlo Piana "strange things happened" there too, but we were prepared for the fight (quoting Carlo's message:
to oppose this situation there has been a certain number of companies of the Free Software (AKA open source) world, but not only, and various associations like MiLUG, LUGBZ and LUGTS (Linux User Groups), but also TIS and Assoli.
The vote in Italy has taken place, the qualified majority to approve OOXML was not reached. More on http://www.piana.eu/?q=en/node/33
Cheers stef