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Tanks Geddy!
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BTW, what flav of the penguin do you use?
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Anyone Surprise By Mr. Barnett  jjworleyeoe | 11/22/05
"You're either with us or against us!"  Jeff Spicoli | 11/22/05
funny last sentence...  Arm A. Geddon | 11/22/05
Tanks Geddy!  Jeff Spicoli | 11/22/05
what flav?  Arm A. Geddon | 11/22/05
YOu just made every decent person supporting open source puke.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/22/05
Not me.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/22/05
Still Waiting....  Seenidog | 11/22/05
Children are often kept waiting while adults talk.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Were it only so!  IT_User | 11/23/05
Is that why you are posting here?  B.O.F.H. | 11/23/05
That's odd  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Perceived weakness in existing standards?  __howard__ | 11/22/05
So, let me get this straight.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/22/05
Well then...  rapson | 11/23/05
Not necessarily.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
That's true...  rapson | 11/23/05
crapson rides again  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Leave it to crapson  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Nope... Not "Open".. Don't trust 'em  el1jones | 11/22/05
exactly.  Arm A. Geddon | 11/22/05
The conditions include the fact the changes  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/22/05
What if somebody else makes changes?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/22/05
Please do us a favor and read it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
That's what I thought.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
Well,  Ardian Daka | 11/23/05
Decisions  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/23/05
This is a new one...  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Rep is giving me details...  Mike Cox | 11/22/05
4.1  htotten | 11/22/05
6.2 !  Reverend MacFellow | 11/23/05
MS has shown time and again that it despises and avoids "Open Standards"  michael_t | 11/22/05
May I point out your contradictions.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/22/05
Fallacies  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/22/05
This industry  Real World | 11/23/05
Yes, that perception is a fallacy. I offer you the challenge  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
When you compare...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
There is nothing to compare.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
You're just ignorant.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
When you have LOST the debate, attack the other guy.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Lost?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
A rant to say your not ranting... Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
not a rant...a maxim (100% applicable I might add) nt  LoCal | 11/23/05
You're still saying  Roger Ramjet | 11/23/05
Bzzzt, wrong again.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Choice IS wonderful  Roger Ramjet | 11/23/05
Politics?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
No contradiction  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/23/05
You talking about this?  Mihi Nomen Est | 11/23/05
Always two sides  ibabadur1 | 11/22/05
Open versus accessible  Rodney Davis | 11/22/05
Published is not enough...  techboy_z | 11/23/05
M$ is EVIL!  Reverend MacFellow | 11/23/05
Articvle demonstrates why standards are bad.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/22/05
Credibility  Seenidog | 11/22/05
Post demonstrates why your reasoning is bad.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/22/05
Well then, let me use small words for you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
What are you advocating?  IT_User | 11/23/05
Sorry, wrong.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
You're telling me  IT_User | 11/23/05
How about this perfect example then.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Re: "perfect example"  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
You poor clueless fool  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
When you have LOST the debate, attack the other guy.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
Do I need to lead you to the IEEE site and read it for you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Sure. Go ahead.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
bitty obviously has a double standard  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Re: "you poor clueless fool" from bitty  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Excellent examples  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/23/05
Rubish...  Physco Dude | 11/23/05
You show the very reason not to use a standard.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Well, by all means  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/23/05
Rubbish deux...  Fred Fredrickson | 11/23/05
No_Ax demonstrates clearly that he does not understand standards  CobraA1 | 11/24/05
Bzzzzt - No_Ax is Wrong Again - If MS would support . . .  Plain Logic | 11/22/05
are you sure  LinuxHippie | 11/22/05
No, ODF isn't even close.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Provision for Sharepoint or Groove  IT_User | 11/23/05
The fact is, it is what MS customers want.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Not exactly ignoring  IT_User | 11/23/05
I see your mistake.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Maybe, maybe not  IT_User | 11/23/05
Can you say Java???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
rubbish  hipparchus2001 | 11/23/05
'Fraid not  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/23/05
My point is this has nothing to do with the file format  hipparchus2001 | 11/23/05
Do you understand the difference between application and format?  B.O.F.H. | 11/23/05
Lend you a clue? Ok... The application can NOT  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Again, you are confusing application with format.  B.O.F.H. | 11/23/05
What provisions?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 11/23/05
ANd again you elect to remain clueless.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
I agree  opensourcepro | 11/26/05
Divide experts, observers, or just polarizes  Boot_Agnostic | 11/23/05
Remember when DEC resisted open standards? (Remember DEC?)  paul613 | 11/23/05
Dec, oh yeah, proprietary companies put them out of business.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
Yeah Sun was hot then  hipparchus2001 | 11/23/05
Interesting MS agreement content for No Axe...  MacCanuck | 11/23/05
A Linux consultant and his guesses about the future.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
An MS-sponsored study showing Windows  MacCanuck | 11/24/05
bitty as usual  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05
Thought I'd leave you folks with a parting thought and prediction.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/23/05
And when you turn out to be wrong...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 11/23/05
If it ends up being an open standard, I have nothing against it  hipparchus2001 | 11/23/05
apart from being inferior to ODF  hipparchus2001 | 11/27/05
ISO? Try ECMA, or didn't you read the article?  Fred Fredrickson | 11/23/05
bitty the psychic (or is it psycho?)  JusPassinThrough | 11/26/05

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