Microsoft OOXML proposal fails ISO ratification

[Evan Leibovitch]

James Knott wrote:
> There's more info at groklaw.net .
I found that groklaw was way out of its league on this issue, compared
to sites such as consortiuminfo that were well versed on the politics of
standards long before OOXML was news. The Groklaw "analysis" here proved
to be little more than raw advocacy, and certainly nothing original.

I wish groklaw would stick to legal scrutiny where it shines, and that
-- assuming it's winding down its SCO coverage -- it turn its attention
to the continuing legal attacks on open source (and the consuming
public) used by the publishing industry. Issues such as "policy
laundering" -- the use of WIPO as a slave to drive bad IP law around the
world -- needs far more exposure than it has received. The OOXML issue
has been one of standards and politics, neither of which has emerged as
a Groklaw strong suit.

Where is Groklaw in covering this attack on the Artistic License, which
is now in the courts?
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/08/25/2059231

- Evan


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