One reader is suggesting that there might now be 5 (formal appeals against OOXML); Germany's DIN jumps in to the debate also
Read more »Germany and Denmark Show Signs of Endorsement of Appeals, Complaints Against ISO OOXML
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A Reminder: ISO's Code of Ethics and What Happens Next
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Now that there have been at least three official appeals filed against OOXML, by South Africa, Brazil and India, as well as a letter of protest from a participant entity at the BRM over the way matters were handled in Denmark, I thought this might be an excellent time to take a moment and remind ISO of its published Code of Ethics [PDF].
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Now an OOXML Protest from Denmark's OSL
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ComputerWorld Denmark is reporting that a strong letter of protest has been sent to ISO from Open Source Leverandørforeningen in Denmark (OSL): President Morten Kjærsgaard from OSL have today lodged an official complaint to the ISO Vice President Jacob Holmblad, who also sits as managing director of Danish Standard.
Read more »OOXML Incidents Index: From [D]enmark to [G]reece
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A list of OOXML incidents for countries whose name begins with a [D-G].
Read more »Denmark Pretends MSOOXML Already an "Open Standard" & Mandates a Trial of ODF/MSOOXML
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Denmark has announced that open standards are going to be a requirement going forward there, starting in January, which is being hailed as a great step forward for openness. However, if you look closely, you will see that it is pretending that MSOOXML has already been approved as an open standard, equivalent to ODF.
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Denmark Votes No with Comments to OOXML
OOXML News From Denmark
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I have the latest news from Denmark, where Groklaw member elhaard tells me that the recent news about irregularities in the OOXML voting process in Sweden has caused a reaction now in Denmark.
Read more »Denmark to test Open XML, ODF next year
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Denmark's government agencies will be required to handle two competing document format standards, the Open Document Format (ODF) and Microsoft Corp.'s Open XML, during a one-year test period that will begin next year.
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