Say no to a fast track for M$!

Support UKUUG‘s work to stop Micro$oft hijacking the OOXML standard.
The High Court has rejected the UKUUG’s application for a Judicial Review of BSI‘s actions in voting ‘yes’ to the fast-tracking of the Microsoft sponsored DIS29500 (OOXML) in April 2008. UKUUG is appealing that decision since it believes that the judge was wrong in his reading of the papers. The matter will now be heard in open court.

UKUUG believe that problems in OOXML might be resolved but only after a thorough and open examination of over 1,000 technical and several legal issues by experts in this field from all interested stakeholders. Only some 20% of issues initially found were adequately discussed at the BRM, OOXML is thus riddled with technical holes; no one can implement it. Fast tracking is for established tried and tested specifications that need only occasional tweaks to
keep them copper bottomed.

UKUUG is concerned about costs, especially if it should lose. BSI‘s lawyers say that their bill is some £25,000 to date. This is expected to rise.