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Is it time to standardize ISO?
blogs.freecode.no — In light of the recent events relating to the standardization process of EOOXML, it seems appropriate to look into possible standardization of the process itself.
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The ISO would be hard to tame. Just like nations that accepted Microsoft bribery (in one form or another, or contrariwise -- extortion), the ISO appears to be moved by the Microsoft $$$. See here:
http://www.masuran.org/node/95
http://boycottnovell.com/2007/06/19/iso-spam-ooxml/
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ISO is already the standard for most pirates.
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The FOSS people are getting very scary. Now even when they get their way they're threatening to take down whole organizations. It's time someone fights back against these people.
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something needs to be done to prevent corporate giants like microsoft from hijacking the vote with cronies & cash infusions...
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Is it time to standardize ISO?
Only if we can come up with the same amount of bribery money Microsoft is throwing around. -
Standardising ISO? Isn't that a pun?
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Ah yes, a brilliant plan, now let's put it before the ISO for a vote.
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Lets let the small minds make rules, on how to make rules, for the purpose of stifling innovations in process.
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Woo! Down at 65 diggs...
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ISO means nothing anymore, its credibilty is totally ruined. Besides the obvious MS corruption and stacking the votes, when ISO put a 10000 page format on Fast Track approval they headed downhill then. ECMA is in the same boat, bunch of cronnies colabarating together to get things past. They both a joke.
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How is this under Linux/Unix? Honestly, I'm not trying to bash, I'm just curious, is the ISO affiliated with the Linux initiative or something?
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I propose that in light of the recent push to standardise the process itself, it is time to standardise the process of standardising a process.
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wow, a brilliant idea. while you're at it, why don't you GPL the GPL and copyright copyrighting!
btw. i'd like to standardize these articles that talk about standardizing -
Most nonsensical title ever.
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Simple. To be included in a standard, all patents and copyrights must be waived to implementors. Otherwise, do your own proprietary thing.
That will end the gaming of the system.
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