Re:LibreOffice as a service offers alternative to Google Doc...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @02:28PM
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> Little to no "defining" went on in the OOXML process
Yeah, defining a spec often happens outside of, and prior to standardization (refinement of the definition may or may not happen during a standardization process.) A standardization process with little defining can be bad or good, depending on why there is little defining.
> And no, there should be no "politics" in the agreement to a standard. The standard should be seeking the best solution to a problem
"Best" is subjective, and involves balancing concerns which different parties will weigh differently; producing a consensus on that is inherently a political process.
> OOXML wasn't just politics, it was dirty politics.
Yeah, defining a spec often happens outside of, and prior to standardization (refinement of the definition may or may not happen during a standardization process.) A standardization process with little defining can be bad or good, depending on why there is little defining.
> And no, there should be no "politics" in the agreement to a standard. The standard should be seeking the best solution to a problem
"Best" is subjective, and involves balancing concerns which different parties will weigh differently; producing a consensus on that is inherently a political process.
> OOXML wasn't just politics, it was dirty politics.
On this much, we agree.