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April 3, 2008

John N. Davis

Ooxml and Iso

James Hogarth has provided a summary, "How to buy a standard in 10 days", of the process by which Microsoft's Open Office XML was approved as an ISO standard (subject to an appeal, as Groklaw notes.) I wonder how many lawyers were involved.

John Davis joined the faculty of Osgoode Hall Law School in 2000, and teaches Intensive Legal Research and Writing. He was the Law Librarian at Osgoode from 2000 to 2005. From 1987 to 2000, he was an Associate Professor and the Law Librarian at the University of Victoria. From 1981 to 1987, he was the reference librarian and a sessional lecturer at the University of Manitoba. He also practised law for a time in Cayuga, Ontario. His pre-law studies were in computer science.
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  1. John N. Davis says:
    April 3, 2008 at 11:43 pm

    Groklaw also reports that Canada voted no.

  2. Don says:
    April 13, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    Does anyone know if Canada is planning to appeal this ISO decision? It seems rather silly to object strongly to this, and then not follow it up with an appeal. The rationale behind the *No* vote was that anything this complex should go though the standard process, and that the *fast track* process was abused to get this though, to the disservice of everyone (except Microsoft). This, combined with the many *voting irregularities* that are coming to light, should be more than enough reason to appeal this decision and keep it in limbo until all concerns of all P members are absolutely and completely addressed, or until it is abandoned (whichever comes first).

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