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ISO calls for end to OOXML 'personal attacks'

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
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The International Organization for Standardization has called for "personal attacks" to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML standard. The move came as an ISO committee meeting in Norway attracted protesters, who gathered to call for the retraction of Open Office XML (OOXML) from the ISO standardization process.

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tuxchick ·
See! See! I told you so- it's all a question of manners. By making blunt, crude statements like "Microsoft trashed the ISO, and bullied and bribed their way to getting OOXML approved" we just offend people and lose all credibility. It is better, politer, and more effective to phrase it like "OOXML is a boon to mankind. Well done." Then they actually listen and we win.
gus3 ·
tc, you had me going there for a minute.

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