Re: [xml-dev] NY Times reference to 'secret coding'

[Melvin Chin <mc@SoftOffice.Net>]

At 11:27 PM 2007-09-04 -0700, Ken North wrote:
>...
>The EOOXML objections list also says "Ecma 376 cannot be reasonably 
>implemented
>by other vendors". There are implementations from Apple and Novell (see 
>above),
>although both are quite recent.

Here's where the 6000+ pages do their due purpose.

Part-1 page xii under "Introduction" lists Apple and Novell as part of the 
consortium
who submitted the original proposal to become ECMA-376,  which is later 
submitted
by ECMA to ISO.  So, technically, Apple & Novell belong to the same "Proponent"
group.  Knowing this will bring no surprise to the observations you 
mentioned above.




cheers.
Melvin Chin