A Peek Behind the Ecma OOXML Curtain
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As the date for the February BRM (Ballot Resolution Meeting) on ISO/IEC JTC1 DIS 29500 (a/k/a Ecma 376, a/k/a Microsoft OOXML) approaches, more and more attention is being paid to how Ecma will propose the disposition of the comments submitted during the general voting period. Yesterday, Ecma issued a press release that offers a bit of a peek behind the curtain.
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Unfortunately, there will be very little real data available to the general public until Ecma opens the curtains on January 19. And the import of what little data does become available is usually the subject of instant disagreement.
With that as prelude, I've pasted in the text of a press release at the end of this blog entry that Ecma issued yesterday. The release gives only peek at some of the issues addressed in the new dispositions, giving varying degrees of detail on each area highlighted. Here is my own brief summary of the press release and its significance:, when viewed in the context of other reliable, available information: Full Story |
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