On 8/1/07, Bashar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Benjamin Henrion wrote, On 8/1/2007 1:13 PM: > > Hi all, > > Microsoft is pushing hard to get an ISO stamp on the broken file > formats for Office named Office OpenXML (OOXML). > > Several arabic countries can and will participate in the vote, and > they are taking decisions now. > > I have launched the <NO>OOXML campaign a while ago: > > http://www.noooxml.org > > And I am desperately looking for someone who speaks arabic fluently, > in order to call the National Bodies, and to convince them to vote NO. > In most of those countries (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lybia, etc...) we > have no idea what is going on, and we are afraid that Microsoft buys > their votes, as it happens with Azerbaijan. > > If you can help, please let me know. > > Best, > > > Hello Benjamin, > lots of opensource groups such as Kuwait Opensource community has start to > support your project and start putting banners on their respective websites > and spread the word on their mailing lists.
Hi, I have problems to find out what is happening in Muslim countries on OOXML. Since the email does not work fine, I have tried to call the standardisation body in some arabic countries in english, but I was thrown out. I urgently need your help to CALL NOW your national body and to clarify the following questions: 1. Will they vote on the ISO DIS29500 (Office OpenXML or OOXML)? 2. Of yes, do they have a working group, or an expert committee to deal with the issue? 3. Is it still possible to submit comments, and/or to have a meeting with them to explain them the problems with the standard? For Kuwait, you can expect Microsoft influence (as for Iraq). Here are the contact details for Kuwait: http://www.noooxml.org/delegations Kuwait KOWSMD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +965 530 26 26 Fax:+965 530 26 25 http://www.pai.gov.kw/ Could you call them as soon as possible? You can make a difference in convincing the people in your country, because 1 country = 1 vote !!! Best, -- Benjamin Henrion <bhenrion at ffii.org> FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403 _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general
