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MSXML Is Not an Open Standard
Submitted by libervisco on Wed, 2006-12-13 03:08. microsoft msxml open document open standardsECMA has approved Microsofts Office OpenXML and is about to submit it to the ISO/IEC for consideration as an open standard.
However, as it currently stands, this format cannot be considered a proper Open Standard and approving it for standardization is therefore a bad idea. ODF Alliance has issued a facts sheet stating certain points which describe the ECMA process and reasons why OpenXML can hardly be considered an Open Standard.
On December 7, 2006, Ecma approved Office Open XML (OOXML) and plans to submit it to the Joint
Technical Committee 1 of the International Organization for Standardization and International
Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC JTC1), triggering a 9-12 month process during which
