2008/5/27 Easwar Hariharan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > either,maybe a mix of mine and yours could give just the right feel of > "josh"+concern(sober and calculated).More comments please. > This was the letter I sent.
Dear Sir, I request you to consider supporting The South African Standards Body's (SABS) appeal against OOXML approval [1] by ISO/IEC considering the fact that we have decided not to approve it and we have raised concerns about effectiveness of the ballot resolution process [2]. This would help to bring back the lost credibility of ISO and standardisation process in general after the approval of OOXML. A quote from the letter SABS submited highlights the issue clearly: "We believe that there is an important question of principle involved and that the reputation of ISO/IEC is indeed at stake. There has been speculation about the need to revise the directives around fast track processing. While such revision might indeed be necessary, we cannot accept the outcome of a process in which the existing directives have not, in our opinion, been applied." I hope we will support the courage and leadership shown by South Africa in standing up for the values that ISO stands for. Regards Praveen Technology Consultant #91, 12th cross, 1st Main Bharathi Layout DRC Post SG Palya Bengaluru 560029 [1] http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-61468/south-africa-appeals-against-ooxml-call-your-standards-body-now [2] http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/03/indias-comments-on-brm-to-iso.html -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
