Read the excellent play-by-play from Andy Updegrove: Update on the US Vote on OOXML (and What Happens Next). He seems to have all the public facts, but speaking as one who’s been through a few of those processes, I thought I should highlight something that’s going on right now, but won’t be talked about much. The problem of figuring out the US vote is in the hands of the 16 members of the INCITS committee. So does that mean that everyone’s sitting still waiting for them to make up their minds? Nope. What’s happening right now is that the big players with skin in the game are applying executive-to-executive pressure, behind the scenes, to the committee members’ bosses’ bosses’ bosses. In a few cases it’ll work, and the members will be issued here’s-your-vote marching orders. I’ve seen it happen. In fact, when the intensity level gets up there, I’ve never seen it not happen. Nobody will ever know the whole story on what’s happening right now under the covers. I really don’t envy the committee members.
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From: David Magda (Jul 24 2007, at 15:03)
Ach! Dude, you're Canadian aren't you? Spell the word colour properly: with a 'u'! :)
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From: John Cowan (Jul 24 2007, at 19:14)
The phrase "color commentary" has 863 Google hits on .ca sites, whereas "colour commentary" has only 523 ghits.
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From: J. King (Jul 25 2007, at 21:58)
Then Google is clearly wrong. :)
Besides, Google also claims that "e-mail" should be spelled "email". Anyone with the slightest bit of respect for coherent communication should be able to agree, at least in principle, that such a spelling is just stupid.
/me coughs.
Don't mind me, though.
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