It was cold and dreary in Stockholm for last week's meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34. There is nothing surprising or particularly interesting to report. That is a sign of a successful meeting. No drama. These face-to-face meetings tend to be … [Continue reading] about Introducing ISO ODF 1.1
Today is Document Freedom Day. In the five years since Open Document Format (ODF) first was approved in OASIS we have certainly made progress, but there is still work remaining to be done. How will we know when we have arrived? At what point can … [Continue reading] about Document Freedom: How to know when you have it
ODFDOM for Java: Simplifying programmatic control of documents and their data, Part 1 "This article is the first in a three-part series and introduces the new Open Document Format (ODF) Document Object Model (DOM) for Java™ along with the ODF … [Continue reading] about Weekly Links #4
The OASIS ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC has as a primary goal to: Initially and periodically thereafter, to review the current state of conformance and interoperability among a number of ODF implementations; To produce reports on overall … [Continue reading] about Public review of “The State of ODF Interoperability”
A quick update on my post from last week on the "Microsoft Shuffle", where I looked at how Microsoft's "random" browser ballot was far from random. First, I'd like to thanks those who commented on that post, or sent me notes, offering additional … [Continue reading] about The New & Improved Microsoft Shuffle