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
