GeekPAC » andy updegrove http://www.geek-pac.org/blog Fight for Your Information Rights Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:51:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ODF vs. OOXML: War of the Words Chapter 5 http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/01/odf-vs-ooxml-war-of-the-words-chapter-5/ http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/01/odf-vs-ooxml-war-of-the-words-chapter-5/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:24:28 +0000 ConsortiumInfo.org The Standards Blog http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2008/01/04/odf-vs-ooxml-war-of-the-words-chapter-5/ This is the fifth chapter in a real-time eBook writing project I launched and explained in late November.   Constructive comments, corrections and suggestions are welcome.  All product names used below are registered trademarks of their vendors.

Chapter 5:  Open Standards

One of the two articles of faith that Eric Kriss and Peter Quinn embraced in drafting their evolving Enterprise Technical Reference Model (ETRM) was this:  products built to "open standards" are more desirable than those that aren't.  Superficially, the concept made perfect sense – only buy products t... Continue reading →]]> This is the fifth chapter in a real-time eBook writing project I launched and explained in late November. Constructive comments, corrections and suggestions are welcome. All product names used below are registered trademarks of their vendors.

Chapter 5: Open Standards

One of the two articles of faith that Eric Kriss and Peter Quinn embraced in drafting their evolving Enterprise Technical Reference Model (ETRM) was this: products built to “open standards” are more desirable than those that aren’t. Superficially, the concept made perfect sense – only buy products t…

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/01/odf-vs-ooxml-war-of-the-words-chapter-5/feed/ 0 At a Loss for Words http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/01/at-a-loss-for-words/ http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/01/at-a-loss-for-words/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:43:07 +0000 ConsortiumInfo.org The Standards Blog http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2008/01/03/at-a-loss-for-words/
Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it isn't really necessary for me to add any words to the following news, other than to characterize them with a Latin phrase lawyers use:  Res ipse loquitor, which translates as "the thing speaks for itself."  I'll give one clue, though:  I've added this blog post to the "ODF and OOXML" folder.  That's "OOXML" as in "the world must have this standard so that our customers can open the billions of documents that have already been created in older versions of" a certain office productivity suite.

So without further ado, here's the news, along with what a few other people have had to say about it   [Update:&nbsp ... Continue reading →]]> It’s not often I find myself at a loss for words when I read something, but this is one of those times.

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it isn’t really necessary for me to add any words to the following news, other than to characterize them with a Latin phrase lawyers use: Res ipse loquitor, which translates as “the thing speaks for itself.” I’ll give one clue, though: I’ve added this blog post to the “ODF and OOXML” folder. That’s “OOXML” as in “the world must have this standard so that our customers can open the billions of documents that have already been created in older versions of” a certain office productivity suite.

So without further ado, here’s the news, along with what a few other people have had to say about it [Update:  …

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2008/01/at-a-loss-for-words/feed/ 0 As Go Document Formats, So Goes Video http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/12/as-go-document-formats-so-goes-video/ http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/12/as-go-document-formats-so-goes-video/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:52:32 +0000 ConsortiumInfo.org The Standards Blog http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/12/23/as-go-document-formats-so-goes-video/ Back in March of 2006, I interviewed Alan Cote, the Supervisor of Public Records in the Public Records Division of the Massachusetts Secretary's office.  Alan had testified back in October of 2005 in the hearing where Peter Quinn had been called on the carpet by Senator Marc Pacheco, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight.  At the Pacheco hearing, Alan had professed neutrality about ODF, but also doubts that document formats could provide a useful tool for document preservation.

What struck me most forcefully at both the hearing as well as the interview was that Alan presum... Continue reading →]]> Back in March of 2006, I interviewed Alan Cote, the Supervisor of Public Records in the Public Records Division of the Massachusetts Secretary’s office. Alan had testified back in October of 2005 in the hearing where Peter Quinn had been called on the carpet by Senator Marc Pacheco, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight. At the Pacheco hearing, Alan had professed neutrality about ODF, but also doubts that document formats could provide a useful tool for document preservation.

What struck me most forcefully at both the hearing as well as the interview was that Alan presum…

]]> http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/12/as-go-document-formats-so-goes-video/feed/ 0 IPR, Trade Barriers and Open Document Formats: China Learns its Lessons Well http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/12/ipr-trade-barriers-and-open-document-formats-china-learns-its-lessons-well/ http://www.geek-pac.org/blog/2007/12/ipr-trade-barriers-and-open-document-formats-china-learns-its-lessons-well/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:04:41 +0000 ConsortiumInfo.org The Standards Blog http://www.bytesfree.org/bfblog/index.php/2007/12/21/ipr-trade-barriers-and-open-document-formats-china-learns-its-lessons-well/ One of the topics I'm behind writing on is the state of IPR concerns and standard setting in China in general, and the current status of UOF – China's "Uniform Office Document Format" entry in the document format sweepstakes – in particular.  I recently spoke at two conferences in Beijing, and got back up to speed in this regard direct from the source.  Here's an update (you can find background on UOF here and here).

While ODF and OOXML continue to generate news and heat, the progress of UOF has proceeded with much less fanfare and reportage.  I gave a keynote presentation called the ... Continue reading →]]> One of the topics I’m behind writing on is the state of IPR concerns and standard setting in China in general, and the current status of UOF – China’s “Uniform Office Document Format” entry in the document format sweepstakes – in particular. I recently spoke at two conferences in Beijing, and got back up to speed in this regard direct from the source. Here’s an update (you can find background on UOF here and here).

While ODF and OOXML continue to generate news and heat, the progress of UOF has proceeded with much less fanfare and reportage. I gave a keynote presentation called the …

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