Archived News From September 2007

Conestoga LAN Party 6 | Monday, 10 September 2007 | 13:07

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The OOXML Vote Should be Over Now | Tuesday, 4 September 2007 | 01:21

Public announcements of how Participating members of ISO have voted on OOXML are now rolling in one at a time, and the trend thus far is meaningfully weighted towards 'No with comments.' By my count, there are now four announced Yes votes, with comments, two abstentions, and seven public No with comments votes for OOXML in ISO/IEC JT1. Korea has reportedly voted no as well, and I expect at least Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom to announce 'No with comments' today or tomorrow.

There will be more no votes on the roster when the final results are announced in a day or two. But even if the 11 votes I know of now were the only votes, the vote would now have failed - but for the 11 countries that upgraded their status from Observer to Participating member status in the last few weeks. Without those extra 11 'P' countries, it would only require 10 votes to block OOXML from immediate approval. If most or all of those additional 'P' members vote 'yes' as expected, it will confirm suspicions that Microsoft has promoted extra votes in favor of OOXML not only within National Bodies, but within ISO itself.

Read the full story here:
https://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070903110826712

Discuss the story here:
https://www.uniquehardware.ca/forums/index.php?showtopic=337

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Man Arrested for Refusing to Show Drivers License | Tuesday, 4 September 2007 | 01:15

Michael Righi was arrested in Ohio over the weekend after refusing to show his receipt when leaving Circuit City. When the manger and 'loss prevention' employee physically prevented the vehicle he was a passenger in from leaving the parking lot, Michael called the police, who arrived, searched his bag and found he hadn't stolen anything.

The officer then asked for Michael's driver's license, which he declined to provide since he wasn't operating the motor vehicle. The officer then arrested him, and upon finding out Michael was legally right about not having to provide a license, went ahead and charged him with 'obstructing official business' anyway.

Read the full story here:
https://newsite.michaelrighi.com/2007/09/01/arrested-at-circuit-city/

Discuss the story here:
https://www.uniquehardware.ca/forums/index.php?showtopic=336

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