Rick Jelliffe, Mr. Schematron, who blogs for O'Reilly, recently announced that he had been contacted by Microsoft to see if he would be interested in a contract to edit the Office Open XML (OOXML) and Open Document Format (ODF) Wikipedia pages. As … [Continue reading] about Document Format Punditry
The Parable of the Solipsistic Standard
Winter is finally here. It is dark and dreary, the ground hard, unyielding. I'm getting over a cold. My feet are never as warm as I'd like them to be. But still, I look forward to spring. The seed catalogs have arrived. I'm starting to review … [Continue reading] about The Parable of the Solipsistic Standard
Opportunity Knocks
There are a number of us commenting on issues related to open standards, in particular ODF. My blog roll has a list of several who regularly cover these topics. I've recently added a new link to that list, and I'd like to highlight it for you … [Continue reading] about Opportunity Knocks
Amusing but Confusing
I've always been annoyed by Microsoft's choice for a name in their "Office Open XML". It isn't the wishful use of the work "open" that bothered me. It was that the name just doesn't roll off the tounge easily. It always seems to get stuck … [Continue reading] about Amusing but Confusing
The Vast Blue-Wing Conspiracy
Microsoft's Brian Jones and Doug Mahugh have put all the pieces together and are expressing their suspicions that all of the troubles OOXML is facing is caused by IBM. Yikes, we've been found out! The truth can now be told. We have a … [Continue reading] about The Vast Blue-Wing Conspiracy