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IBM should have *what*?
"Just by looking at what went in and what's come out, it's clearly not a rubber-stamping," he said. "IBM would have really benefited by joining the committee."

How? Pounds of paper don't mean much.

Would IBM have had any input whatever in the actual content of the spec? Manifestly not, since the charter was to dress up whatever Microsoft did -- no alterations allowed.

Example: the spec even contains [url=http://www.robweir.com/blog/2006/10/leap-back.html]bug-for-bug duplication of Microsoft's errors.[/url] We're not talking about opinion here, we're talking about Microsoft redefining the standard calendar.

Now if the Committee couldn't even fix blatant errors, what chance did IBM or any other party besides MS have to make a material contribution?
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 10/16/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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where there$ money, there$ m$...  galileon | 10/13/06
Point????  wan_link | 10/13/06
I think the point was that Microsoft CAVED!  nomorems | 10/13/06
I'm sure Linux Geek will lead the way on this project  Boot_Agnostic | 10/13/06
what?  Linux Geek | 10/13/06
You'd work to avoid such embrace and extend  Boot_Agnostic | 10/13/06
Microsoft-led project to deliver on ODF  Loverock Davidson | 10/13/06
On top?  zkiwi | 10/13/06
nah, it's open source 1 and microsoft 100000000  nix_hed | 10/13/06
Naw..  nomorems | 10/13/06
that...is...  nix_hed | 10/16/06
Bwah ha!  nomorems | 10/13/06
I trust people/companies that aim to make as much money as they can  mrjonno | 10/13/06
IBM should have *what*?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/16/06

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