I have not written a blog post on OOXML for well over a year now. My last post on this topic was on August 17th, 2008 and covered the contentious appeals process which followed the DIS 29500 Fast Track ballot. So I hope that one more post, 14 … [Continue reading] about The Final OOXML Update: Part I
What’s New in ODF Maintenance?
Some Q&A, in the form of a self-interview. As with anything on this blog, these are my opinions.Question: How are you doing today, Rob?Rob: Very well thank you. I just finished attending a good set of working group (WG) meetings, and the … [Continue reading] about What’s New in ODF Maintenance?
A Standard I Would Use: Auto Unsubscribe
I don't get a lot of spam, at least not in the traditional sense of "unsolicited commercial email". But I do get a lot of solicitations from online retailers with whom I have done business. As we all know, even a single order can trigger weekly … [Continue reading] about A Standard I Would Use: Auto Unsubscribe
How Not to Read a Patent
There is perhaps no occasion where one can observe such profound ignorance, coupled with reckless profligacy, as when a software patent is discussed on the web. Note the recurring pattern, which is repeated every two weeks or so. A patent issues, or … [Continue reading] about How Not to Read a Patent
ODFDOM 0.7 Released
I'm pleased to report that the 0.7 release of the ODF Toolkit Union's ODFDOM library has just been released. This is an open source (Apache 2.0 license) Java toolkit for programmatically reading, writing and manipulating ODF documents. The code is … [Continue reading] about ODFDOM 0.7 Released