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Ecma International submitted ECMA-376 (Office Open XML Standard) to the ISO Fast Track process. After a comment period the ISO held a ballot that closed September 2007. This has been observed to be perhaps the most controversial and unusual ISO ballot ever convened, both in number of comments in opposition, and in unusual actions during the voting process. Various factions have strongly supported and opposed this fast track process: primarily on one side Microsoft affiliated companies in support and on the opposing side free or open source software organizations, IBM and affiliates, Sun Microsystems, and Google.

There have been reports of attempted vote buying[1][2][3][4], heated verbal confrontations, refusal to come to consensus and other very unusual behavior in national standards bodies.[5][6][7][8] This is said to be unprecedented for standards bodies who usually act together and have generally worked to resolve concerns amicably.

87 ISO member countries responded to the five-month ballot. There were 51 votes of "approval", 18 votes of "disapproval" and 18 abstentions.[9]

For the measure to pass, 2/3rds of "P" members (participating, as opposed to "O" members: observing) must approve and less than 1/4 of all voting national members (excluding members that abstain from voting) must disapprove. The balloting shows 53% approval by "P" members and 26% disapproval from the total votes.

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References

  1. ^ "Microsoft buys the Swedish vote on OOXML".
  2. ^ "Microsoft pressed partners in Sweden to vote for OOXML".
  3. ^ "Open XML - The Vote in Sweden".
  4. ^ Kim Haverblad (2007-08-30). "The Swedish OOXML vote has been declared invalid!". OS2World.
  5. ^ ISOC.nl regrets absence of Netherlands decision on OOXML. Internet Society Netherlands press release, 17 August 2007.
  6. ^ FSFE formal objection to the UK14 meeting. Free Software Foundation Europe. 2007-08-13.
  7. ^ Appeal to the decision by Swiss Internet User Group. 14 August 2007.
  8. ^ Yusseri Yusoff (2007-09-04). "OOXML is not (yet) an ISO standard, as Malaysia votes "No" ... or did we?". Open Malaysia.
  9. ^ "Vote closes on draft ISO/IEC DIS 29500 standard". ISO. 2007-09. Retrieved 2007-09-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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