KOffice's stance against OOXML more practical than political, developer says
Posted by: Rambo Tribble
on December 20, 2007 05:20 PM
Politics should never be the basis on which standards are accepted or rejected; technical merits should determine such acceptance.
Virtually since its inception, Microsoft has exhibited an appalling disregard for ethics. This would seem to reflect the character of the company's principals and is generally regarded as the reason that Paul Allen never returned to the company after his successful bone-marrow transplant.
Based on their nefarious, political undertakings in the OOXML debacle, Microsoft should be barred from making any presentations to the affected standards body for a finite period; I would say 1 to 5 years would be appropriate. This, of course, would not prevent the submissions through proxies, nor should it. Such an action would create inconvenience to Microsoft and send the message that such transgressions bear a price.
The fact that the standards body in question, the ISO, has not undertaken such action undermines its credibility and, therefore, its relevance.
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KOffice's stance against OOXML more practical than political, developer says
Posted by: Rambo Tribble on December 20, 2007 05:20 PMVirtually since its inception, Microsoft has exhibited an appalling disregard for ethics. This would seem to reflect the character of the company's principals and is generally regarded as the reason that Paul Allen never returned to the company after his successful bone-marrow transplant.
Based on their nefarious, political undertakings in the OOXML debacle, Microsoft should be barred from making any presentations to the affected standards body for a finite period; I would say 1 to 5 years would be appropriate. This, of course, would not prevent the submissions through proxies, nor should it. Such an action would create inconvenience to Microsoft and send the message that such transgressions bear a price.
The fact that the standards body in question, the ISO, has not undertaken such action undermines its credibility and, therefore, its relevance.
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