[wilhelmtux-discussion] "Krieg der Standards" geht weiter

[Visvanath Ratnaweera]

Hello Robert, hello WT

Ref: Robert Wuergler <wilhelmtux at wuergler-consulting.ch> 11.08.2007 20:53
> Visvanath Ratnaweera wrote:
> > 
> > Je mehr man von diesem SNV-Verfahren erfährt, desto mehr gravierende
> > Fragen tauchen auf. Laufend Spielregeln festzulegen und die zu ändern 
> > ist nur eine davon. :-(
> 
> Ja, daran stören sich nur Illusionäre, Weltverbesserer, Dumme, Schwache
> und Wirtschaftsfeinde
> ;-)

Ich habe mal von einem "hoffnungslosen Optimist" was gehört ;-(
 
> > Wie kommt es überhaupt dass SVN einen MS-Anhänger damit beauftragt?
> > Und, da der Interessenkonflickt so offensichtlich ist, dass der
> > Beauftragte einem "Gleichgesinnten" den Auftrag weiter gibt?
> 
> Die Frage scheint in solchen Institutionen schlicht überflüssig, "war
> schon immer so" und "hat noch nie jemand gestört" und "was ist denn das
> Problem?" EIn Klub von Interessenvertretern stört sich halt wenig daran,
> ausser es ginge zufällig grad mal um eine ähnlich starke Konkurrenz.

Nicht ganz, lese mal Groklaw von heute:

"Official objections regarding the way matters were handled in Switzerland 
at the recent vote over whether or not to approve MS-OOXML as an ISO 
standard have just been filed [PDF] by Free Software Foundation Europe. 
FSFE is asking that the outcome be declared invalid, and if not, it 
threatens legal action. There is also now an official appeal by the 
Swiss Internet User Group (SIUG).

...

FSFE lists twelve issues, including conflict of interest regarding the 
chair, refusal to consider concerns regarding Microsoft's monopoly position 
in the marketplace, that evidence that MS-OOXML contradicts ISO directives 
was ignored, that false claims were made to justify "the necessity" of 
second standard, namely the false claim that Microsoft's input into ODF was 
discarded, that legal questions regarding MS-OOXML were ignored, that a 
clear majority voted against MS-OOXML but the vote was sidestepped, and more.
...

Swiss Internet User Group

SIUG would like to hereby appeal against a set of decisions made at
and in the context of the Comment Resolution Meeting for the
proposed OOXML standard (DIS 29500) [1].


Summary: NK 149 chairman Mr Sebestyen has a conflict of interests
          between the business interests which he represents as
          Secretary-General of Ecma and his duties as NK 149 chairman.
          He has abused his authority as NK 149 chairman to influence
          the work of UK 14 in a way which has resulted in improper
          dismissal of SIUG's comment expressing the serious concern
          that accepting OOXML as an international standard would go
          against ISO's fundamental objectives and it would also be a
          violation of Swiss and international law, unless OOXML is
          first revised to make it map ODF (in the sense defined below).

..."

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2007081708383138

Visvanath