Norway's Yes-To-OOXML Is Formally Protested

An anonymous reader writes "Norway's yes-to-OOXML may tip the vote in favor of accepting it as an ISO-standard, but the committee chairman just faxed a formal protest to the ISO. 'I am writing to you in my capacity as Chairman (of 13 years standing) of the Norwegian mirror committee to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34. I wish to inform you of serious irregularities in connection with the Norwegian vote on ISO/IEC DIS 29500 (Office Open XML) and to lodge a formal protest. You will have been notified that Norway voted to approve OOXML in this ballot. This decision does not reflect the view of the vast majority of the Norwegian committee, 80% of which was against changing Norway's vote from No with comments to Yes.'"

HardeeHarHar!!!

[OldFish]

It sounds like Europe is getting a taste of how the election process works in the U S of A.

In related news today. .

[Iowan41]

The International Standards Organization has rebranded itself as MS.ISO, and is making itself available for vote tabulation in the Russian Federation, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Broward County.

Re:HardeeHarHar!!!

[CannonballHead]

... because, obviously, all European governments have smooth elections with no corruption whatsoever. Actually, the US is really the only corrupt government in the world...

Translation needed

[calebt3]

the committee chairman just faxed a formal protest to the ISO.

Translation: "I didn't get my check."

Send in the Lost Vikings

[Torodung]

So it's all down to Scandinavia again. Send in Eric the Swift, Olaf the Stout and Baleog the fierce. They should be able to sort this puzzle out.

I think Linus should go over there and kick some ass, too. ;^)

--
Toro

Re:There's an important lesson here

[mctk]

Every nerd knows that if you can't win, go GOD mode.

Re:Nice Sentiment

[Dogun]

Actually it may well be the case that nobody at Microsoft knows how to implement and specify it either. autospacelikeword96? Word96 was a while ago...

Limericks

[Viceroy Potatohead]

There once was a man come to Bergen
Who promised that everything's working
He came to the fjord
And bought off the board
Now we're all autospacelikeWord'ing.

There once was a man who said "Trust us!
Accept this, or surely you'll bust us."
With his special langcodes
Now he's ISO'd.
I wonder how much this will cost us?

Re:Money can't buy you love.

[Anonymous Coward]

Your company

You seem to pop up whenever twitter is getting a bashing. Let's look at what the OP said:

Slashdot votes no... more... sock... accounts... for... twitter

I'd like you to do three things here, if you please:

1) Explain why you think the OP works for Microsoft, as you so cleverly did. Proving it would be helpful, too.
2) Explain what the OP's post has to do with anything that set you off on that classic "OMG MICROSOFT IS TEH EVILZ KILLZ PUUPIESS!!1!" meme rant.
3) Explain why you're attacking a complaint about how twitter has "many blog logins" but then cha-ching into bitching about the OP's moderation.

I'll help you out, even. He's obviously using the whole ISO vote thing as a segue into making a joke about how many sockpuppets twitter now has. I can't believe I have to say that, but you obviously look like you need it.

Thanks, looking forward to your response.

Re:Yes, money can buy you love

[techno-vampire]

...good karma for Bill and MS?

br? Look: if Bill and MS want good karma, they should stop posting as AC, and give up trolling, just like anybody else.

Re:Stupid governments

[Tore S B]

As a Norwegian, I believe that not blaming Norway sounds like a wonderful thing. Look at all those other silly countries! Hah! How silly they are!