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Re: [school-discuss] National educational file format



I think you're right that we should speak up as effectively as possible, Brett.
Are any of the edumML crowd, such as Bruno, listening? If so, can we do
something quick along the lines Brett suggests?

David

Quoting brett hartshorn <bhartsho@yahoo.com>:

> why don't all of us schoolforger's email nff@cast.org and ask for an open
> source xml file format?
> Microsoft will surely want a closed source format, so we better do something
> to fight them.
> 
> let's take a vote,
> who wants to email nff@cast.org?
> and who wants an open source xml file format?
> 
> .sxw (open office xml format) i think is a fine format.
> I also notice that no one from open office is on the pannel.
> 
> -brett
> 
> --- Leon Brooks <leon@brooks.fdns.net> wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 January 2003 01:06 am, Kyle Hutson wrote:
> > > John Hansknecht wrote:
> > >> This may have been mentioned on the list before, but I wasn't
> > >> sure and thought some might be interested.
> > 
> > >> Panel Named to Develop National File Format
> > 
> > >> http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01062003.html
> > 
> > > Did anybody else notice who was on the technical board?
> > 
> > > Melonie C. Warfel, director, World Wide Standards, Adobe Systems
> > > Inc., McLean, Va.
> > > Gary Moulton, Microsoft Accessible Technology Group, Microsoft
> > > Corporation, Redmond, Wash.
> > 
> > > Something doesn't bode well here.
> > 
> > It doesn't so much bode as forebode. )-:
> > 
> > I wonder how one goes about making a submission to the board as a whole,
> and 
> > what one has to do to be regarded as important?
> > 
> > Cheers; Leon
> > 
> 
> 
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