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I've seen nothing like the sort of hardball that's been played in the OOXML standardization effort in the small standards body on which I sit. Consensus seems to work quite well; so well that I have yet to see a dissenting vote (but lots of discussion and compromise nonetheless). Possibly this is because the stakes aren't as high.
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Agreed  John L. Ries | 09/06/07
Let me fix thw title of your blog for you  deaf_e_kate | 09/06/07
Well, ODF did win unanimous support in the end. That fact means that  DonnieBoy | 09/06/07
You blog is too late  shoktai@... | 09/06/07
Your blog is too late - Updated  shoktai@... | 09/06/07
ZDNet was strangely very quiet about the OOXML vote and describing the  DonnieBoy | 09/06/07
RE: ZDNet reader: Don't let OOXML vs. ODF shenanigans tarnish other standar  shoktai@... | 09/06/07
Put the blame where it belongs, please !  kmurray723@... | 09/06/07
Two different voting groups.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
Regurgitating Press Releases...  TtfnJohn | 09/07/07
Pass/Fail is a judgment, decided by a vote.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
The "shenanigans" were the topic of the post, not the quality of the submis  Ole Man | 09/08/07
One not so small error in logic there  TtfnJohn | 09/07/07
"fairness" and "Microsoft"  Ole Man | 09/08/07
True, perhaps  TtfnJohn | 09/09/07
Job done right.  Sagax- | 09/07/07
The best standards are agreements.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
Very true, that is what happened with ODF. All of the competitors got  DonnieBoy | 09/07/07
I like your "best standards" comment, but  Update victim | 09/07/07
Such agreements are unanimous...  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
Veto power  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/07/07
Advantage.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
"Product" is NOT the subject.... pay attention please  Ole Man | 09/08/07
"Effective" is not what is being voted on  Ole Man | 09/08/07
What are the purposes of a standard?  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
*three* whining posts, Anton?  whisperycat | 09/07/07
Cat, the word Microsoft didn't appear in this post.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
easy  xuniL_z | 09/09/07
And, by that reasoning, OOXML is not viable. It fails on point one to  DonnieBoy | 09/07/07
But, Anton  Update victim | 09/07/07
What is the difficulty?  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
Twisted logic here....  TtfnJohn | 09/09/07
Oh for Two  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/07/07
You didn't disagree.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
Wasted effort  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/07/07
Money well spent.  Anton Philidor | 09/07/07
"A more abstract definition" of "lobbying"  Ole Man | 09/08/07
I was attempting a more abstract definition.  Ole Man | 09/08/07
typical  xuniL_z | 09/08/07
As opposed to your softspoken meandering?  Ole Man | 09/09/07
hmmmm.  xuniL_z | 09/09/07
Speaking of fairness  xuniL_z | 09/08/07
I once had a dog that loved to chase rabbits  Ole Man | 09/09/07
nice story.....  xuniL_z | 09/09/07
On the other hand  Ole Man | 09/09/07
Any additional items should not include the words "advocate", "prevent", or  Ole Man | 09/08/07

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