Monthly Archives: September 2007
Voter Information Project: MPAA California PAC
After going through the California Secretary of State’s web site, I’m almost finished compiling the list of recipients of campaign funding from the MPAA California PAC. It’s quite a list!Un casino giocatore che si piega non รจ richiesto o non … Continue reading
ConsortiumInfo.org: Courts Looking into Standards Body Shenanigans
In light of the recent tampering with ISO voting that we’ve seen reported in Sweden, Andy Updegrove has scooped this nice news nugget from Broadcom vs. Qualcomm litigation: The underlying facts at issue involved Qualcomm’s participation in the creation of … Continue reading
Open Letter to California Media: You Suck (on open formats)
Dear esteemed media, Recently, you had a golden opportunity to engage in the time-honored journalistic tradition of truth-digging, only to fail. Miserably. You had the opportunity to nab a deceitful company, shine a spotlight on unsavory lobbyist types, bring to … Continue reading
Issues with Document Standard “Conformance”
Stephen Walli writes about his adventures with the OOXML format and his attempt to import OOXML documents into Pages ’08, Apple’s new word processing software that is part of the iWork 2008 suite. The long and short if it: multiple … Continue reading
OOXML Fails in ISO Fast-track Attempt
The much maligned attempt by Microsoft to fast-track ISO acceptance of its proposed OOXML standard has been rejected. Note that this doesn’t mean that OOXML is dead in terms of eventual acceptance by the ISO, but rather the fast-track process … Continue reading