Winter Links
Open Standards, OOXML, OpenOffice.org
-This is winter, the winter that most of my french audience has come to dislike: In Paris, snow is rare, because of pollution and a specific geographical situation. In a way, it’s a bit like Portland, OR. where the climate is oceanic enough to block snowing. Add to this the fact that Paris is geographically a large meadow surrounded by plateaus and high hills, and you will get a “dirty winter”. And how does a dirty winter feel like? Lots of rain, low sky (raising the number of depressive people), cold and windy. This is why I thought I would recommend two great web radios that will hopefully add a bit of sunshine wherever you are: Lounge Radio and Groovera. They provide refined mixes of great electronic/chill-out/balearic music. Both provide playlist files (*.pls file ) so they could play with any system out there. Enjoy!
-In other news, the road to OpenOffice.org 3.0 is there for you: Read here and test the development builds!
-So I’ve co-written this article with Russell Ossendryver and Lars Nooden, and I think it’s a pretty good summary of what the real questions about OOXML are at this stage.
-Talking about OOXML, here is the official FAQ on the BRM (Ballot Resolution Meeting) for Geneva: Not just a read, a lesson to be learnt by heart, as there may be some confusion on the BRM terms among the national delegations…
-The Native Language Confederation (NLC) is coming up with a new concept: the Regional Groups and leads (or mentors).
Have a great week-end!
Charles @ January 11, 2008
“So I’ve co-written this article with Russell Ossendryver and Lars Nooden, and I think it’s a pretty good summary of what the real questions about OOXML are at this stage.”
Je viens de poster un commentaire sur son site pour ajouter quelques éléments de réflexion supplémentaires.
Bonne année Charles.
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Happy New Year 2008 to you, Stephane!