Re: [xml-dev] Microsoft buys the Swedish vote on OOXML?

[Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie@redhat.com>]

Two more interesting developments on the Swedish vote reported earlier 
in this thread (see http://www.os2world.com/content/view/14868/1/ ).

1. The Swedish SIS board has decided to declare their vote invalid 
(http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=200708301301334&title=SIS+Declares+OOXML+Vote+Invalid&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=612629#c612649).

2. Italy had a vote in which 89 new members joined just in time, 
supplementing the original 5 members 
(http://www.piana.eu/?q=en/node/33). This time around, companies on both 
sides of the issue joined at the last minute, and OOXML lost the vote.

A rule requiring members to participate actively for 45 days before 
voting on major issues might make this kind of shenanigans less likely .....

Jonathan