Comments on: OOXML: Feeling the heat http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/02/15/ooxml-feeling-the-heat/ The Magic of Open Source Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:57:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan Lord http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/02/15/ooxml-feeling-the-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Alan Lord Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:15:13 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/02/15/ooxml-feeling-the-heat/#comment-878 @Istvan Thanks for your input. Reading Rick's blog was like swimming through treacle... After reading this comment from Rick on this post: http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2008/01/editors_disposition_of_comment.html I assumed that meant what it said... "(Full disclosure: I am due to be helping out Rex’s team in some way with editorial gruntwork this month. The above is my own opinion.) However, following on a later post - deep in the comments - (http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2008/02/significant_open_letter_from_p.html) he states thus: "Phil: No I am not an Ecma employee...." Although I must say that that is not *quite* the same thing as being "paid by" which he has not refuted at all. However, I'm sure you are correct so I will edit the above post. Once again thanks for your comments and interest in pursuing an open and transparent process for this important work of global standardisation. Alan @Istvan

Thanks for your input.

Reading Rick’s blog was like swimming through treacle… After reading this comment from Rick on this post: http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2008/01/editors_disposition_of_comment.html I assumed that meant what it said…

“(Full disclosure: I am due to be helping out Rex’s team in some way with editorial gruntwork this month. The above is my own opinion.)

However, following on a later post – deep in the comments – (http://www.oreillynet.com/xml/blog/2008/02/significant_open_letter_from_p.html) he states thus:

“Phil: No I am not an Ecma employee….”

Although I must say that that is not *quite* the same thing as being “paid by” which he has not refuted at all.

However, I’m sure you are correct so I will edit the above post.

Once again thanks for your comments and interest in pursuing an open and transparent process for this important work of global standardisation.

Alan

]]> By: Istvan Sebestyen http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/02/15/ooxml-feeling-the-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Istvan Sebestyen Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:00:48 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/02/15/ooxml-feeling-the-heat/#comment-875 "Rick Jelliffe, almost legendary in his dealings with Microsoft, and a staunch supporter of the proposed format (ECMA-376) with almost nae a criticism to emanate from his mouth or fingers, has confirmed that: 1. He is being paid by ECMA/Microsoft" I, as Secretary General of Ecma International can confirm that this statement is simply untrue. Ecma International is in no way paying this gentleman, for anything. I even would not pay for anybody who is part of the Ecma delegation, let alone for someone who is not, and I have never met in my life....Congratulations for your "objective" writing...... “Rick Jelliffe, almost legendary in his dealings with Microsoft, and a staunch supporter of the proposed format (ECMA-376) with almost nae a criticism to emanate from his mouth or fingers, has confirmed that:

1. He is being paid by ECMA/Microsoft”

I, as Secretary General of Ecma International can confirm that this statement is simply untrue. Ecma International is in no way paying this gentleman, for anything. I even would not pay for anybody who is part of the Ecma delegation, let alone for someone who is not, and I have never met in my life….Congratulations for your “objective” writing……

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