Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Sep 2007 21:40 UTC, submitted by archiesteel
Microsoft has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization. The proposal must now be revised to take into account the negative comments made during the voting process. Microsoft expects that a second vote early next year will result in approval, it said Tuesday. That is by no means certain, however, given the objections raised by some national standards bodies.
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2005-07-06
Well ODF spent 4 years at OASIS before being submitted. And then when it was submitted the limitations of the proposal were documented. A specification does not have to cover every eventuality. However what the specification does cover should be clear and allow for an implementation (in terms of compliance) to be created based on the specification alone. Writing a specification and saying that part X "should match this specific legacy app" is not only insufficient but sloppy.
Edited 2007-09-04 22:06