[svlug] OOXML ISO vote irregularities

[Greg Lindahl]

On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 09:15:07PM -0700, Sameer Verma wrote:

> which 
> basically goes to say that if we already have an ISO approved standard 
> (ODF) then why is ISO even bothering to look for another one?

The ISO frequently approves competing standards, or standards which
contain 2 competing elements.

The best thing about standards is that there are so many to choose
among!

-- g