But of course he does GuidingLight | 04/01/08 |
*CLEARLY* Tinkie | 04/02/08 |
His philanthrophy is a very good thing GuidingLight | 04/02/08 |
Please tell me... Monkey_MCSE | 04/02/08 |
Well, that is easy John Zern | 04/02/08 |
Left out? Diazamet | 04/03/08 |
"classify Microsoft Office as "non-open" document standard" Ole Man | 04/03/08 |
Apples and oranges. Philanthropy <> good code jlafitte | 04/03/08 |
Non-GM food a problem? fr0thy2 | 04/03/08 |
All very good points he is making. A sad day, but, not sure we have heard DonnieBoy | 04/01/08 |
There is enough room at the table for everyone. osreinstall | 04/01/08 |
Not about OSS v Microsoft SwashbucklingCowboy | 04/01/08 |
Standards don't mean anything. osreinstall | 04/01/08 |
But, funny that 90% of the people use MS Office, but, ODF sailed through DonnieBoy | 04/01/08 |
After 100s of millions, dirty tricks and lobbying, ... ShadeTree | 04/02/08 |
Gotta play the game nucrash | 04/02/08 |
Aside from the usual Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/02/08 |
Er, weren't you watching... A.Sinic | 04/02/08 |
You mean those votes were MS's competition. osreinstall | 04/02/08 |
all the little guys collaborate to try to make the standard non-proprietary stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Sounds like a R&D cartel. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
sure live in your fantasy stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
As opposed to your fantasy. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
The table is getting smaller cpuobsessed | 04/01/08 |
Only because folks don't try to compete. osreinstall | 04/01/08 |
a serious question... Monkey_MCSE | 04/01/08 |
The standard is to hamstring MS. osreinstall | 04/02/08 |
I think that you couldn't be more wrong. daengbo | 04/02/08 |
No, I think you are. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
Very well defined and articulated! Ole Man | 04/03/08 |
Yeah sure old man osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
osreinstall I don't think you have any idea what you're talking about stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Stevey, I know exactly what is going down. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
since there is a free Office2007 to ODF output and input filter stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Why should they. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
If you don't like it DON'T BUY IT. jlafitte | 04/03/08 |
Big brother? Nope simple corruption stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
You do not have to have multiple standards for everybody to fit at the DonnieBoy | 04/01/08 |
You want everyone to eat brocolli. osreinstall | 04/02/08 |
Good luck getting your M3.45756849 screw for your microsoft car stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
No Problem. Consult a parte manual. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
m5 bolt timing chain tensioner in Porsche 911 stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
They use standard bolts on all cars. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
How so? jlafitte | 04/03/08 |
"Enough room for everyone...", said the cannibal. Zogg | 04/02/08 |
You need table manners and pass the salt. osreinstall | 04/02/08 |
so ODF isn't a standard in MA. Er actually it is. stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Good thing it isn't the only choice. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
sure formats with proprietary lockin give choice stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Still babbling about bolts. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
No offense, but you are pretty ignorant Stuka | 04/02/08 |
So are you buddy. osreinstall | 04/02/08 |
like TCP/IP hurt the internet huh? stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
IE didn't hurt the internet either. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
the judge's Findings of Fact said microsoft's actions had slowed innovation stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Just because a judge said so... jamesrayg | 04/03/08 |
That judge was dismissed for bias. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
So IE doesn't break normal standard pages then? zkiwi | 04/03/08 |
Not any I came accross. osreinstall | 04/03/08 |
I don't dine with crooks peter_erskine@... | 04/02/08 |
You must have when you went to pot luck. osreinstall | 04/02/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win zkiwi | 04/01/08 |
I would refuse roaming | 04/01/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win applebypd | 04/02/08 |
well if you've seen MSDN... stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
I agree with Mark 100% LittleGuy | 04/02/08 |
Strange, I'm exactly the opposite... Guy Smiley | 04/02/08 |
Well, at least we agree that ISO relevance is gone. NT LittleGuy | 04/02/08 |
Why? zkiwi | 04/02/08 |
Because... Guy Smiley | 04/03/08 |
There's a diference... zkiwi | 04/03/08 |
Standards are for simplified interaction and competition fr0thy2 | 04/03/08 |
well this just shows your ignorance stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Yeah, fancy ratifying a standard that isn't owned by Microsoft fr0thy2 | 04/03/08 |
And it begins BFD | 04/02/08 |
I wouldn't call it whining.. Monkey_MCSE | 04/02/08 |
I guess you think the single vendor bidding process for Blackwater was good stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
ISO have been compromised Linux Geek | 04/02/08 |
Open Source "lobbying" = "whining" No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/02/08 |
The difference here.. Monkey_MCSE | 04/02/08 |
Sorry Monkey A.Sinic | 04/02/08 |
fact still remains Monkey_MCSE | 04/02/08 |
Not for Desktop Publishing daengbo | 04/02/08 |
Your ranting simply doesn't matter. No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/02/08 |
You keep calling it choice... Monkey_MCSE | 04/03/08 |
Why do you whine so much? No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08 |
100 million users say you're wrong. stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
You mean PDF don't you? No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08 |
If "lobbying" = "whining"... Sysadm1n | 04/02/08 |
He gets so many things wrong easson | 04/02/08 |
still waiting for the proof.. Monkey_MCSE | 04/02/08 |
ALL DOCUMENTED IN DETAIL Ole Man | 04/02/08 |
Exactly, this standard is like the microsoft titanic, and holes are holes stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
So... zkiwi | 04/02/08 |
Not only wrong, but only tells one side of it. No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/02/08 |
Damn those dirty FLOSS bastards!1! Sysadm1n | 04/02/08 |
we all know No_facts can't provide proof Monkey_MCSE | 04/03/08 |
This is the same ODF that microsoft sat and still sits on the committee for stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Unaddressed is functionally equivalent to unanswered daengbo | 04/02/08 |
Unaddressed! Riiiiiiiight......... Ole Man | 04/03/08 |
no, they weren't answered. They were ignored stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
This from a guy whose company is eatign the POSIX dogfood hornerea | 04/02/08 |
ah just compete Boot_Agnostic | 04/02/08 |
AMEN! Give usrs a CHOICE No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/02/08 |
exactly why OOXML will never be used outside msoffice stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
No one? Yo mean like IBM, Sun and Google No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08 |
Who you gonna call? tonymcs@... | 04/02/08 |
Who you gonna call? IBM!!! Sysadm1n | 04/02/08 |
IBM? Oh yeah, they did say they were going to use No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/03/08 |
Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony... Sysadm1n | 04/04/08 |
A fine declaration Ole Man | 04/03/08 |
Well at least one thing came about from it all.. Monkey_MCSE | 04/03/08 |
100 million users for Openoffice, 20% of the market stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Well Said Mark Shuttleworth! peter_erskine@... | 04/02/08 |
My sentiments, exactly! Ole Man | 04/03/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win sudheer.s@... | 04/03/08 |
Status Quo Gerald Quaglia | 04/03/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win troutmaskreplica | 04/03/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win malevolentjelly | 04/03/08 |
and ignore completely the corruption stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
Shouldn't Microsoft be the ones developing plugins? peter_erskine@... | 04/03/08 |
Novell is going to implement this standard Ole Man | 04/03/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win jlafitte | 04/03/08 |
you think corruption is humane? stevey_d | 04/03/08 |
RE: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win anonymuos | 04/03/08 |
When you care enough *NEW* Ole Man | 04/06/08 |