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Rethinking ODF leadership

I can't help but observe the "discussion" underway with respect to spreadsheet interoperability that Rob Weir has started . Essentially Rob is complaining that Microsoft didn't implement the formula namespace of OpenOffice. For the chair of the committee Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2009 4:32 PM by Gray Knowlton | 102 Comments
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Office 2007 SP2 and PDF version support - @Pot&Kettle

I wanted to discuss a specific coverage area for Office 2007 SP2. I was recently directed toward the Acrobat Team blog , which is pointing out some of the differences between Adobe Acrobat 9 and Office 2007 SP2. As explained in the post, Adobe has worked Read More...
Posted Monday, May 04, 2009 8:56 PM by Gray Knowlton | 3 Comments

The value of a checkbox as defined by a standard

Just keeping tabs on the state of matters for document format standards. I thought I'd share some of those interesting data points and connect some dots along the way. Ouch . Rich Jelliffe discusses some of the dynamics of the OASIS ODF TC. Rick says: Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:25 PM by Gray Knowlton | 4 Comments

Ooh’s and Aaah’s for March 19th

Ooh.. (should I say Ouch!): http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2008/03/how_many_defects_remain_answer.html . Once again Rob Weir is defeated (handily). "One of the constant themes over the last year has been the theme of panic. QUICK: You only have one Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:17 PM by Gray Knowlton | 6 Comments
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Shamelessly out of context

I've seen a few comments this week quoting my comments in PC World, and claiming that I have somehow recommended a "no" vote on Open XML. "If individual governments mandate the use of ODF instead of Open XML, Microsoft would adapt. The company would then Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:37 PM by Gray Knowlton | 1 Comments
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“Someone is wrong on the internet”

A great way to wind down for the weekend. This is a wonderful site. Happy Friday! Read More...
Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 5:28 PM by Gray Knowlton | (Comments Off)
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A disappointing surprise from the SFLC

I could make a full time job of tearing down the "say anything we possibly can" approach to Open XML opposition. Seems like we're seeing a new level of arm-flailing and finger pointing, now that we are weeks away from the close of the post BRM period. Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:23 PM by Gray Knowlton | 67 Comments
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Within Minutes

I can keep this post nice and short. Patrick Durusau has responded to some pretty harsh accusations from Rob Weir . (I guess I got the answer to my question about the disconnect within the ODF TC .) I guess Nick Tsilas should feel vindicated , at least Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:57 PM by Gray Knowlton | 4 Comments
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Russian Cows and Adolescent Boys

Patrick Durusau has picked up on a thread that I regard as somewhat important (and underplayed) in the Open XML and ODF discussion. Supporting ODF does (should) not require opposing Open XML. There is a growing middle ground of consensus building around Read More...
Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 8:30 AM by Gray Knowlton | 6 Comments
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ODF Alliance: The widening gap between fact and fiction

I was pointed at a document created by the ODF alliance (with a creation date of Feb 6 th ) that discusses the recent dust-up on supported file types in Office 2003 Service Pack 3. While this was not one of our shining moments as a product, I was disappointed Read More...
Posted Friday, February 15, 2008 6:47 PM by Gray Knowlton | 11 Comments
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“I am rubber, you are glue…”

Rob Weir is apparently offended that someone would suggest that ODF is controlled by a single vendor, going so far as to accuse Burton Group of some influence over the Open XML ISO voting process. He says: "Waiting until after February, after the DIS Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:01 PM by Gray Knowlton | 4 Comments
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Got FUD? Here’s a guide for the perplexed

I saw Bob Sutor's post last week titled " There is humor in the OOXML morass ." This is where he calls out comments from Nick Tsilas as worthy of "a good laugh." I interpreted Bob's post as an attempt by IBM to deny that they are leading the charge against Read More...
Posted Monday, February 04, 2008 8:45 PM by Gray Knowlton | 16 Comments
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