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Log of AGM2008 and Projects wish list

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:29:12 +0000

The log of the AGM held on 16 November 2008 has been posted, along with the wish list of projects referred to in the meeting.

The wish list is also on Google Docs. If you want to directly edit the Google Docs page, send your gmail or google address to Jean (jeanweber -at- gmail -dot- com) with a request for access.

AGM 2008 Minutes

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:39:32 +0000

Minutes of Annual General Meeting, held 16 Nov 2008.

AGM 2008 Notice

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:09:06 +0000

Notice of Annual General Meeting, to be held 15-16 Nov 2007.

AGM Minutes

admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:16:13 +0000

Minutes of Annual General Meeting, held 16 Dec 2007.

AGM Notice

admin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:13:10 +0000

Notice of Annual General Meeting, to be held 15-16 Dec 2007.

20 nations respond to ISO/IEC over Microsoft OOXML

admin — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:31:20 +0000

In The Contradictory Nature of OOXML (Part II) — 19 Nations [make that 20] Respond, Consortium Info Blog reports that “…an unprecedented nineteen countries have responded during the contradictions phase – most or all lodging formal contradictions with Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC), the ISO/IEC body that is managing the Fast Track process under which OOXML (now Ecma 476) has been submitted.”

AGM Minutes

admin — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:09:38 +0000

Minutes of Annual General Meeting, held 21 Jan 2007.

January 2007 Action Alert

admin — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:33:37 +0000

Microsoft’s Office Open XML specification

On December 7, 2006, Ecma approved Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) specification. It has been submitted to the Joint Technical Committee 1 of ISO/IEC, to be considered for adoption as an international standard. Ecma is attempting to fast-track OOXML through ISO/IEC JTC 1.

Several critical questions regarding the Ecma process itself and OOXML need to be carefully considered, given the long-standing policies of ISO and IEC regarding openness and transparency of the standards-development process, the technical quality of the standard, and the avoidance of “contradictory” standards.
Examples of OOMXL contradictions/objections.

Because of these issues, this specification should not be allowed “fast-track” approval as a standard. Instead, it should be remanded to Ecma International for further development.

The February 5 deadline for national standards bodies to submit “contradictions” in Ecma Office Open XML (OOXML) is approaching rapidly. We urge you to write to your national standards bodies on this issue. Linked below is all the information you should need.

ISO/IEC JTC 1 Contact Information,
http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/EOOXML_Contacts
Examples of OOMXL Contradictions/Objections
Sample Letters
OOXML Fact Sheet (PDF) from the OpenDocument Alliance

AGM Notice

admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:06:54 +0000

Notice of Annual General Meeting, to be held 20-21 Jan 2007.

ODF Viewer beta 1 released

admin — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:58:39 +0000

ODF Viewer Beta 1 released by OpenDocument Fellowship.

Update (31 Dec 2006): see this page for a publicity button and banner for the ODF Viewer.

Update (January 2007): Beta 2 of the ODF Viewer was released on 18 January 2007 and is now available from the same link. The files are actually being stored here on the Friends of OpenDocument Inc’s website, because we have more storage space and more bandwidth available than the OpenDocument Fellowship’s site has.