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Vacation Time
I’ll be away from the blog for a spell. I’ll get online and approve comments etc, when I can.
Date: 08/04/2009
Real Interoperability Projects and Documentation
It’s been a while since I was part of the core team doing the broader interop work at Microsoft. I...
Date: 08/04/2009
A Simplified Discussion of “Open Standards” – Welcome to the Warehouse
My last post has driven some great discussion around what an open standard means. Heck, I think I...
Date: 08/03/2009
Balance of Contributors & Implementers: A Blog Answer to Rick Jelliffe’s Post
I love reading smart people’s blogs – and Rick is definitely among that group. I have really enjoyed...
Date: 08/02/2009
Project Tuva – Physics for People Like Me
I read on CNET today that Bill Gates and Microsoft Research had collaborated to release a series of...
Date: 07/15/2009
Contribution, Collaboration, & Implementation – Standards Need Balance
Over the past few months, my passport has received more than its fair-share of stamps. I have spoken...
Date: 07/13/2009
A Macro Question About Microsoft And Standards - Oh Yeah - And Is Microsoft Really Committed to Open XML?
A colleague of mine, Stuart McKee, sat on a panel recently during a Red Hat event. His comments have...
Date: 06/24/2008
Open XML, ODF, PDF, and XPS in Office
Clearly the Press Announcement today from Microsoft will bring about another wave of discourse on...
Date: 05/21/2008
Open XML - SC34 Maintenance Agreement
Throughout the months leading up to the BRM and then following it, there was discussion over the...
Date: 04/10/2008
Texas Legislature - Electronic Documents Hearing
On Wednesday April 9, the Texas House of Representatives Government Reform Committee will be hearing...
Date: 04/09/2008
More Protocol Documentation - Interop Principles Commitment
Just a quick note. MS is continuing to follow-through on the interop principles commitment made...
Date: 04/08/2008
van den Beld Post & Participation - Open XML continued
The complaints keep rolling in on Groklaw about the outcome from Open XML. ***UPDATE #2: I went out...
Date: 04/04/2008
Building Bridges to other XML-based Formats
I have repeatedly made the argument that it is bad logic that leads you to the conclusion that there...
Date: 03/29/2008
United States Votes to Approve Open XML
The United States national body has voted to approve DIS 29500 with 11 votes "yes," 4 votes "no," 1...
Date: 03/14/2008
DIS 29500 Meets All JTC 1 IPR Requirements for Approval as an International Standard
The FUD machine from the anti-Open XML camp has been running on the high-octane fuel of the Software...
Date: 03/14/2008
DIS 29500 Recommended for Approval by The United States V1 Committee
I just saw this come through in email, and would point you to Doug Mahugh's blog that the US V1...
Date: 03/07/2008
Interop & Open XML Grab Bag
Busy, busy, busy. So many things going on at once. I have been meaning to write about a few items...
Date: 03/07/2008
Positive Comments on the BRM from the Denmark NSB
The national standard body for Denmark has posted some short comments about the BRM. For the moment,...
Date: 03/03/2008
Rick Jeliffe of the Australian Delegation Commented on the BRM
Rick has pulled his blog posting about the BRM for the moment due to the fact that he will be...
Date: 03/03/2008
Ecma International Comments on the BRM
Ecma International released its comments on the BRM. The Ballot Resolution Meeting was a very...
Date: 03/03/2008
The Open XML Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) Was An Unqualified Success
The DIS 29500 ballot resolution meeting (BRM) finished up in Geneva today and was an unqualified...
Date: 02/29/2008
Geneva Day 3 - Open XML BRM, OFE Event, and the blogosphere continued...
First An article in CIO Magazine online The CIO of Denmark comments that no matter what happens at...
Date: 02/28/2008
Open XML BRM Day 2 Thoughts
Well it would seem that facts, rumors, and opinions are flowing fast and hard from Geneva. There...
Date: 02/26/2008
Microsoft Takes Next Step In Delivering Interoperability
Today Microsoft made a substantive announcement about interoperability and I’d like to discuss the...
Date: 02/21/2008
Sage Words From Patrick Durusau (ODF Project Editor)
I included a reference to Partick's open letter in my posting of yesterday. The more I thought about...
Date: 02/20/2008
Open XML: The BRM...The BRM...Oh My!...The BRM
After more than a year of writing about standardization of document formats, we sit on the verge of...
Date: 02/19/2008
Burton Group Conversation on Doc Formats
If you haven't seen this - there is an interesting conversation under way over at the Burton Group's...
Date: 02/13/2008
Doc Formats and the State of Minnesota
Last summer, I spent an enjoyable day with a wide range of people in Minneapolis. There were a few...
Date: 02/12/2008
Document Format Junky Alert - New Blogger On The Block
Gray Knowlton from the Office product team is now blogging, and it is interesting stuff for any...
Date: 01/08/2008
A New Web Site for the New Year
Happy New Year to those of you who regularly read this blog. I have been on vacation and promised...
Date: 01/07/2008
Ecma Posts Next Set of Open XML Dispositions for Review by National Standards Bodies
Just a quick note: Ecma International posted a statement that they have dropped the second set of...
Date: 12/12/2007