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Old 2nd October 2007, 12:51 PM
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FFII awards Microsoft "Best Campaigner against OOXML Standardization" prize

http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases...ation%22_prize

You just have to love the irony.

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Old 2nd October 2007, 01:20 PM
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You just have to love the irony.
Sounds like the classic coporate/goverment tactic. Overwhelm 'em with massive quantities of boilerplate, most of it innocuous but with the sticky parts buried in there somewhere.
Kudos to your guys for sifting out the BS.
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Old 2nd October 2007, 03:02 PM
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A minor quibble: If the FFII is going to have an "About The FFII" section in its press releases, that section should mention what the acronym "FFII" stands for. (True, that section does explain the idea that it stands for.)
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