Initial report from OOXML technical and legal workshop last week

Last Friday I helped facilitate a workshop about the technical and legal feasibility of OOXML (check out the website, it has some interesting reading) in an attempt to get an understanding about where all parties are coming from and assist Standards Australia in understanding the issue from a holistic perspective (they have had quite a … Continue reading “Initial report from OOXML technical and legal workshop last week”

Do you think about OOXML?

Just one last reminder that there is a free event on this Friday (in two days) that will be delving into the technical and legal feasibility of OOXML. Speakers include both technical and legal experts (and you can attend either session or both) as well as industry and community representation. If you think about OOXML … Continue reading “Do you think about OOXML?”

Help! Seeking OOXML comments for event

I am helping coordinate the first ever Australian event to really delve into the technical and legal practical feasibility of OOXML. It will be on December 14th, and will include experts from Australia and around the world. The schedule is currently up, however all the speakers names will be published in the coming week. There … Continue reading “Help! Seeking OOXML comments for event”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

Have landed in Brisbane for #lca2011 hurrah! Looks forward to seeing everyone and seeing the awesome lineup of speakers! 🙂 # Hey #lca2011 people! We need a few more people to volunteer with flood cleanup to get a decent team 🙂 http://conf.linux.org.au/wiki/Floods # Parkour lesson #1 learning to jump, run up walls, hang and launch … Continue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23”

linux.conf.au 2010 – Day 4: elephants & emergencies

Early this morning I went to Yoga which was great! It was my first time, and a really wonderful class. The class was pretty full and the exercises were really interesting. Thanks very much Francois for organising it and to the lovely teacher for the illuminating class. Afterwards I was feeling a little shaky and … Continue reading “linux.conf.au 2010 – Day 4: elephants & emergencies”

ISO vote website

Wow, this is really interesting. A website to help the average punter understand the net impact of the various world votes for OOXML ISO standardisation. It also collates all the OOXML comments, which I couldn’t find elsewhere. Awesome job by Matthew Cruickshank, who is one of the speakers at the OOXML event on December 14th.