05.24.08
OOXML Incidents Index: From A to C
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- D-G | OOXML Incidents Index: From [D]enmark to [G]reece
- H-J | OOXML Incidents Index: From [H]ungary to [J]ordan
- K-N | OOXML Incidents Index: From [K]enya to [N]orway
- O-S | OOXML Incidents Index: From [P]akistan to [S]yria
- T-Z | OOXML Incidents Index: From [T]hailand to [V]ietnam
- Background information
Nations alphabetically sorted, starting with more recent posts and including some redundancy.
These readings, which contains bits and references to countries at hand, hopefully provide enough substance for complaints to be made.
A
Algeria (Phone: +213 21 64 20 75):
- ECMA’s and Microsoft’s Mistake in Geneva
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
- OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”
Argentina (Phone: +54 11 43 46 06 02):
- OpenDocument Format Already a Winner in Brazil, Philippines Named for OOXML Irregularities
- What Makes Novell the Black Sheep of the Free Software Universe
- Quick Mention: Brazil Says Nah-ah to Microsoft’s Broken OOXML
- OOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond’s Kool-Aid Too
- If Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODF
- OpenDocument Wins While Microsoft Spins
- On Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold, and Other Patent Trolls
Armenia (Phone: +374 10 23 70 20):
- ECMA’s and Microsoft’s Mistake in Geneva (no numerations)
Australia (Phone: +61 2 9237 6000):
- Watch and Learn How Intellectual Monopoly Laws Are Passed
- OOXML Roundup: Complaints, Competition, Cracks and Complacency
- Ending Legalised Bribery in the UK and Dwindling Hopes for Freedom in Australia
- One Decade Later, Same Tricks Persist
- Hewlett-Packard Does Microsoft’s Dirty Job Again, Lobbies for the Monopoly
- Bye-Bye ‘S’ Oh-Oh!
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- Microsoft’s 90th-minute Software Patent Lie for OOXML
- OOXML Believed to be on Path to a Loss at ISO (ITNews) (Updated)
- What Makes Novell the Black Sheep of the Free Software Universe
- It’s a Technical Thing, and OOXML is a Total Mess
- The Best Inde[Paid]ent Consultant Money Can Buy
- ECMA’s van den Beld + Microsoft’s Lobbying Arm (CompTIA) = Total Sellout (Updated)
- The Latest Hits at Microsoft’s Broken OOXML Platform/App/Format
- OOXML: Stacking, Exclusion and Snubbing in the US, Australia and New Zealand
- ISO: Everybody, Calm Down. It’s All Under Control. (It’s Not!)
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- Microsoft ‘Stole the Elections’ in Africa, Australia, Tried Philippines Also
- Standards Australia Feet Still on Fire, Microsoft Spin Persists
- Last-minute OOXML Games: Spot the Misconduct
- If You Live in Australia, Justice Needs Your Help
- More Media Charades for Microsoft’s OOXML Ahead of the BRM
- Microsoft Stacks the Danish Panel Too
- Australia Potentially Corrupted by Microsoft (for OOXML “Yes” Vote)
- OOXML Called a “Very Cynical Ploy”, Finger Pointed at ECMA and Microsoft
- Microsoft: Oops, We Did it Again (OOXML and Money)
- Microsoft Still Contaminates Malaysian Press for OOXML Publicity
- Benjamin Henrion et al on OOXML and Software Patents
- OOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond’s Kool-Aid Too
- Brett Winterford Had Kool-Aid in Redmond (and Then Came ODF FUD)
- Microsoft Proceeds to Attacking ODF-boasting Lotus
- If Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODF
- OOXML Watch: Some of the Latest ‘Funny Business’ and Dirty Tricks
- FCC-Comcast-Microsoft and the Freedom Antagonists Axis?
- Novell’s Privilege Escalation Vulnerability and the Microsoft Software Police
- New York Set to Decide on OpenDocument Format, EyeOS Embraces OpenOffice.org
- OOXML Discussions in the Australian Continent
- OOXML and ECMA: Same Scandal, Different Day
- Does Internet Explorer 8 Have a Web Hijack Plan in Store? If So, Does Novell Help It?
- More Arrogance Found in OOXML
- Australian Event Organised to Discuss OOXML
- Novell’s Dirty Little Secret: It Helps OOXML (Updated)
- Clarifications About GNOME
- OOXML in East Europe — More Nations, Same Dirty Tricks (Updated)
- More Document Format Links; OOXML is Disliked Even by Microsoft Employees, Apparently
- Do-No-Evil Saturday: OpenSUSE @ RC, Linux Deployments, and ‘Legacy’ Products
- It’s OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)
- OOXML in Australia Revisited
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- OOXML Watch: More Lies, More Deception, and More Spin (It Just Won’t Stop!) (Updated)
- You Lose, You Lie
- Australia Changes Mind on OOXML, Brazil and New Zealand Explain Why OOXML is Bad
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- OOXML: Security Flaw Found, Microsoft Lies About It Again, African Revolt Against It, and ISO in Great Danger
- Has Microsoft ‘Bought’ the Vote for OOXML in Vietnam?
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Brazil and India Say “No” to OOXML, Microsoft Lobbying Intensified (Updated)
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)
- Playing a Standards War Using the Language of Money
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and the United States
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
- Are Real Standards Hard to Come By When Money is Involved? (Updated)
- Finland and New Zealand’s Fight Against Vendor Lockin; IBM Set to Release Lotus 8 with ODF Support on Friday
- OOXML Deception and Spin
- Document Formats Watch — “For the Love of God, Think about the Children (and Consumers)”
- Has OOXML ‘Funny Business’ Already Reached Australia and India?
- Red Hat Wants Windows Codecs, Microsoft Wants Patent Deals
- Microsoft DRM Lock-in and OOXML Lock-in in Britain
- OpenDocument Disinformation — A Cautionary Note
- Microsoft Loses Its Battle for Lock-in (OOXML) in South Africa (Updated)
- Once Again We Find One-sided and Promotional Journalism
Austria (Phone: +43 1 213 00 613):
- Document Freedom Day Coming Shortly with Plenty of Support
- ODF/OOXML: Summary of the Latest News and BRM Reports
Azerbaijan (Phone: +99 412 440 52 24):
- Internationally Speaking: The Increasing Success of OpenDocument versus the Insanity of OOXML
- Google Welcomes Recent Rejection of OOXML, Google’s Jeremy Allison Uses Samba Analogies
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
B
Bahrain (Phone: +973 17 57 48 71):
- ECMA’s and Microsoft’s Mistake in Geneva
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
- OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”
Banglades (Phone: +880 2 882 14 62):
- ECMA’s and Microsoft’s Mistake in Geneva
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
- OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”
Belgium (Phone: +32 2 738 00 92):
- European Municipalities to Study OpenDocument Format Schoten, Belgium
- European Nations Give the Thumbs Down to Microsoft OOXML, Misconduct Noted
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO’s Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- OOXML in Belgium: Possible Stacking by Microsoft Reported
- Astroturfing Examples: Learning How Microsoft Tames the Internet
- Korea Chooses OpenDocument Format
- OpenDocument ‘Traitors’ Group is Out, Belgium is In
- It’s OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)
Brazil (Phone: +55 11 30 17 36 00):
- Taking Stock of Microsoft’s Vapourware Announcement
- Intellectual Monopolies: From Microsoft Back Stabbing to Software Patents from the Back Door
- European Municipalities to Study OpenDocument Format Schoten, Belgium
- OpenDocument Format Victorious in South Africa
- OpenDocument Format Already a Winner in Brazil, Philippines Named for OOXML Irregularities
- Despite Rigging, The World’s Population Said “No” to OOXML
- ISO Feels OK With Corruption, Officially Approves OOXML (Updated)
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO’s Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- Brazil Spills the Beans on OOXML, BRM; India’s Story Told Again
- Deception Everywhere as OOXML Deadline Approaches
- Microsoft’s Latest Charades of Deception for OOXML’s Sake
- Quick Mention: Brazil Says Nah-ah to Microsoft’s Broken OOXML
- What OOXML Manipulations Will Microsoft Have in Store for Poland This Time Around? (Updated)
- From the OOXML BRM: “I Have Never Seen a Person So Nervous and Ashamed in My Life”
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- OOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond’s Kool-Aid Too
- If Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODF
- Bill Gates Invades the Land of Linus, Uses Dumping Techniques
- Novell’s Privilege Escalation Vulnerability and the Microsoft Software Police
- OpenDocument Wins While Microsoft Spins
- OpenDocument Format vs. Microsoft Lobbyists (and Money)
- On Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold, and Other Patent Trolls
- It’s OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)
- OOXML in Australia Revisited
- ISO Reform Demanded, OpenISO Formed by Norbert Bollow (Updated)
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- OOXML Watch: More Lies, More Deception, and More Spin (It Just Won’t Stop!) (Updated)
- You Lose, You Lie
- Australia Changes Mind on OOXML, Brazil and New Zealand Explain Why OOXML is Bad
- Today is the Day — The Day the World Will Learn That Crime Pays
- OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- Steve Ballmer Makes Phonecalls to Flip Those Votes in Favour of Monopoly (Updated: China Says “NO”)
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Brazil and India Say “No” to OOXML, Microsoft Lobbying Intensified (Updated)
- Microsoft Continues to Cheat in the ISO
C
Canada (Phone: +1 613 238 32 22):
- Return of the ‘Peter O’Kelly Mouthpiece’ and Why Microsoft Lost the Standards War
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO’s Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- Bill Gates Invades the Land of Linus, Uses Dumping Techniques
- Novell’s Privilege Escalation Vulnerability and the Microsoft Software Police
- Novell’s Trust in Oxymorons
- You Lose, You Lie
- Australia Changes Mind on OOXML, Brazil and New Zealand Explain Why OOXML is Bad
- OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- The People Have Spoken and They Reject OOXML
Chile (Phone: +56 2 445 88 00):
- Microsoft’s Latest Charades of Deception for OOXML’s Sake
- Nokia and Finland: A Mystery Behind OOXML and Silverlight
- More OOXML Corruptions Appear to Have Arrived Chile
- Today is the Day — The Day the World Will Learn That Crime Pays
- ‘Buying’ Linux Companies, ‘Buying’ ISO Votes, and ‘Buying’… Countries
China (Phone: +86 10 82 26 06 59):
- OOXML Roundup: Complaints, Competition, Cracks and Complacency
- Software Patents, Microsoft Trolls and Intellectual Monopoly Miscellany
- Proprietary ‘Standards’, Private ‘Standards’ and Microsoft’s Secret ‘Standards’
- More Failures of ISO and Failures of US Regulators
- Despite Rigging, The World’s Population Said “No” to OOXML
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- Quick Mention: Brazil Says Nah-ah to Microsoft’s Broken OOXML
- Expect Microsoft to be Harshly Slapped for Abuses of ISO
- IBM on Open Source, Standards, and OOXML (Video)
- HOWTO: Poison the World Against ODF
- When They Don’t Want Microsoft, Microsoft Will Pay Them to Want It…
- KOffice and OpenOffice.org Working on OpenDocument Interoperability
- How Microsoft Operates in China and Parts of Asia
- How Microsoft ‘Bought’ Nicolas Sarkozy, France, and Parts of Europe
- OOXML: Both a Patent Mess and a Technical Mess
- Choose OpenDocument Format to Avoid Becoming Enslaved to a Single Program
- ISO Reform Demanded, OpenISO Formed by Norbert Bollow (Updated)
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- Dissecting Microsoft’s OOXML/ODF Strategy
- OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- Lying One’s Way from Loss to Victory
- Has Microsoft ‘Bought’ the Vote for OOXML in Vietnam?
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Information of Interest, Latest Batch
- Steve Ballmer Makes Phonecalls to Flip Those Votes in Favour of Monopoly (Updated: China Says “NO”)
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)
- Lobbying for OOXML in Africa, Which Apparently Dislikes Microsoft and Novell
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
- Mark Shuttleworth in Support of OpenDocument Format, More OOXML Weaknesses Exposed
- Looking Beyond OOXML to Find Monopoly Abuse in SOA (Updated)
- OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters
- Using OSI Endorsement and Linux Deals to Promote Lock-ins
- OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”
- ‘Buying’ Linux Companies, ‘Buying’ ISO Votes, and ‘Buying’… Countries
Colombia (Phone: +57 1 607 88 88):
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- Quick Mention: ISO Fails to Properly Standrdise Even Itself
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 4 :: Briberies in Sweden
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 2 :: Microsoft Takes Over Colombia
- More OOXML Corruptions Appear to Have Arrived Chile
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- This Just in: Sweden’s Vote on OOXML Nullified Due to That So-called ”Bribery” Incident (Updatedx3)
- OOXML Watch: Sweden’s OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- OOXML ‘Corruption Train’ Arriving at Sweden (Updated)
- Has OOXML ‘Funny Business’ Already Reached Australia and India?
- OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters
- Sock Puppets to Vote on Monopoly Enablement in Colombia?
Côte d’Ivoire (Phone: +225 20 21 55 12):
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO’s Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: ISO Fails to Properly Standrdise Even Itself
- Nokia and Finland: A Mystery Behind OOXML and Silverlight
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- Microsoft ‘Stole the Elections’ in Africa, Australia, Tried Philippines Also
- Microsoft Launches “Get the Facts”-esque Smear Campaign Against ODF and OOXML’s Critics
- Foes of OpenDocument Format Listed; The Symphony Plays in a New Video
- OpenDocument News: ODF at Sun, Google, IBM, and Novell
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- You Lose, You Lie
Croatia (Phone: +385 1 610 60 95):
- ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming
- ISO Feels OK With Corruption, Officially Approves OOXML (Updated)
- Buying Consensus Short of Classical Bribery
- Does Microsoft Want to Kill ISO More Than Its Wants to Win an ISO?
- Microsoft’s Latest OOXML Corruptions in Germany, Croatia, Norway
- OOXML: What Happened in the Czech Republic?
- Lobbying by OOXML Proxies and Death by OOXML Binaries
- The Effect of Burton Group FUD and the Source of the FUD (Microsoft?)
- Quick Mention: ODF Adoption Leads to More Microsoft Abuses in Croatia
- When Will We Finally See Lawsuits Over Microsoft’s OOXML Frauds?
- OOXML in East Europe — More Nations, Same Dirty Tricks (Updated)
Cuba (Phone:+53 7 830 00 22):
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- ISO: Fail?
- Who Voted “Yes” for OOXML in India Anyway?
- ISO Fails Again. It’s a Hat Trick.
- Internationally Speaking: The Increasing Success of OpenDocument versus the Insanity of OOXML
- Google Welcomes Recent Rejection of OOXML, Google’s Jeremy Allison Uses Samba Analogies
- More ISO Madness — Only Accepts Microsoft Word Files
Cyprus (Phone: +357 22 41 14 11):
- Setting the Record Straight on OOXML and Silverblight [sic]
- Quick Mention: ISO Fails to Properly Standrdise Even Itself
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- Foes of OpenDocument Format Listed; The Symphony Plays in a New Video
- OpenDocument News: ODF at Sun, Google, IBM, and Novell
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- You Lose, You Lie
Czech Republic (Phone: +420 221 802 111):
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO’s Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- Deception Everywhere as OOXML Deadline Approaches
- OOXML: What Happened in the Czech Republic?
- Nokia and Finland: A Mystery Behind OOXML and Silverlight
This has proven to be more time consuming than we had imagined. It may take a while to get the list compete. 3 letters done (A-C), many more to go. Microsoft left a big, big mess behind it. Readers can help by assembling links to more articles (preferably ‘off site’) and posting them here. Any help you can offer would be appreciated as it would substantiate more complaints. We have just under a week before the deadline. This golden opportunity we ought to take advantage of. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
master_chief said,
May 24, 2008 at 12:47 pm
India
http://osindia.blogspot.com has all the India NotOpenNotXML links
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-letter-to-litd15-committee-of-bis.html
http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/OpenStandards/MsNgoLobby
http://www.pluggd.in/2008/03/microsoft-wants-indian-ngos-to-support-ooxml
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008_03_26_archive.html
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2007/08/memo-to-microsoft-stop-wasting-our-time.html
Off topic
Ghost of swpatent in India is back
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghost-of-software-patents-is-back.html
master_chief said,
May 24, 2008 at 12:48 pm
India (post again disapearing…)
http://osindia.blogspot.com has all the India NotOpenNotXML links
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-letter-to-litd15-committee-of-bis.html
http://wiki.linux-delhi.org/cgi-bin/twiki/view/OpenStandards/MsNgoLobby
http://www.pluggd.in/2008/03/microsoft-wants-indian-ngos-to-support-ooxml
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008_03_26_archive.html
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2007/08/memo-to-microsoft-stop-wasting-our-time.html
Off topic
Ghost of swpatent in India is back
http://osindia.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghost-of-software-patents-is-back.html
free said,
May 24, 2008 at 7:41 pm
BoycottNovell gets better and better! The other Linux News sites beware! Roy is kicking your asses!