"Ezekiel" schreef in bericht
news:47f2582b$0$26015$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1304
>
>
> While ISO isn't set to announce the official voting tally until tomorrow,
> the OpenDoc Society has posted to a mailing list what it claims are the
> final results indicating that Microsoft will be granted ISO approval for
> its Office Open XML (OOXML) document format.
>
> According to the alleged results page, OOXML received a 75 percent
> "approve" total. It needed 66.66 percent to become an ISO standard.
>
> Update: Microsoft is now confirming (in a rather long-winded way) that
> OOXML won the vote for ISO standards approval. From the company's April 1
> press release:
>
> "While the final vote has not yet been announced formally, publicly
> available information shows overwhelming support for Open XML. According
> to documents available on the Internet, 86% of all national body members
> support ISO/IEC standardization, well above the 75% requirement for formal
> acceptance under ISO and IEC rules. In addition, 75% of the Participating
> national body members (known as P-members) support standardization, also
> well above the required 66.67% requirement for this group.
>
> "Open XML, IS29500, now joins HTML, PDF and ODF as ISO- and IEC-recognized
> open document format standards.
>
>
> "The ratification of Open XML is proof that the consensus-building process
> worked."

I bet Roy Schestowitz spam employers gambled on the wrong horse, Roy
Spammowitz might eat his hat tomorrow ;-)
--
Roy Schestowitz = a born loser!

On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:56:54 +0200, Clogwog wrote:

> "Ezekiel" schreef in bericht
> news:47f2582b$0$26015$88260bb3@free.teranews.com.. .
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1304
>>
>>
>> While ISO isn't set to announce the official voting tally until tomorrow,
>> the OpenDoc Society has posted to a mailing list what it claims are the
>> final results indicating that Microsoft will be granted ISO approval for
>> its Office Open XML (OOXML) document format.
>>
>> According to the alleged results page, OOXML received a 75 percent
>> "approve" total. It needed 66.66 percent to become an ISO standard.
>>
>> Update: Microsoft is now confirming (in a rather long-winded way) that
>> OOXML won the vote for ISO standards approval. From the company's April 1
>> press release:
>>
>> "While the final vote has not yet been announced formally, publicly
>> available information shows overwhelming support for Open XML. According
>> to documents available on the Internet, 86% of all national body members
>> support ISO/IEC standardization, well above the 75% requirement for formal
>> acceptance under ISO and IEC rules. In addition, 75% of the Participating
>> national body members (known as P-members) support standardization, also
>> well above the required 66.67% requirement for this group.
>>
>> "Open XML, IS29500, now joins HTML, PDF and ODF as ISO- and IEC-recognized
>> open document format standards.
>>
>>
>> "The ratification of Open XML is proof that the consensus-building process
>> worked."
>
> I bet Roy Schestowitz spam employers gambled on the wrong horse, Roy
> Spammowitz might eat his hat tomorrow ;-)

>Roy Schestowitz = a born loser!

Rats!
14 years of college down the drain!

The life of a paid SPAMMER is a lonely one.

Just ask Roy Schestowitz!

--
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