“An online petition set up by Microsoft to fast-track the standardisation of its Office Open XML document format masks Redmond’s concern over the procedure, according to a leading open-source advocate … Pointing out that the specifications for Open XML run to 6,000 pages, he [a different expert] suggested that a fast-track would be inappropriate as there were ‘a lot of concerns about what might be in there’, such as patents.”

From ZDNet UK, here.

Posted Saturday, April 7th, 2007 @ 9:27 pm
Filed in business and productivity, copyright and drm, science and tech

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