FFII on proposed OpenXML adoption

The FFII has sent out a release opposing the proposed fast-track adoption of Microsoft's OpenXML format as an ISO standard. "OpenXML relies on undisclosed patents, and undisclosed or incomplete licensing terms that make any independent reimplementation impossible or heavily risky. It obliges implementors to reverse-engineer the behavior of old closed Microsoft applications and formats. It uses non-standard formats for languages and dates, and specifies known bugs, such as treating 1900 as a leap year."

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