An Antic Disposition: ODF Lies and Whispers - The Diigo Meta page

• 25 Sep 09
  

  The Favorista

  'There is an interesting disinformation campaign being waged
  against ODF...It is the kind of stuff that is spread by email and
  whispers, and you or I rarely will see it in the light of
  day.'
  

  fud microsoft wikipedia ooxml openoffice standards mythbusting word_processor office_suite

• 26 Jun 09
  

  Graham Perrin

  double standards lies whole truth IBM standards 46967 unread 2009

• 25 Jun 09
  

  Ognyan Kulev

  opendocument microsoft socialmedia psychology

• 24 Jun 09
  

  Paul Merrell

  Here we find IBM's Rob Weir condemning less than the "whole truth," advocating public exposure as the best remedy for lies, and observing that "[m]ore people are willing to lie than face of [sic] consequences of being caught lying." These statements may be usefully contrasted with Weir's actual practice in relevant regard. See e.g., the dismantling of a key fact in his same article in the blog post and comments here. http://www.adjb.net/post/No-one-supports-ISO-ODF-today.aspx Also notice there just how far Weir goes to avoid telling the "whole truth" in his own comments.

  double standards lies whole truth

  • This certainly is an interesting statement. There is nothing I can point to that is false here. Everything here is 100% accurate. However, it seems to be reckless in how it neglects the most relevant facts, namely that the proposals did not make it into ODF 1.2 at Microsoft's sole election. It is as if Lee Harvey Oswald had written a note: "Went to Dallas and saw a parade today. Tried to see a movie, but had to leave early. Heard later on the radio that the President was shot". This would have been 100% accurate as well, but not the "whole truth".
  • Ask the questions in public places and seek a public, on-the-record response. More people are willing to lie than face of consequences of being caught lying. That is the ultimate weakness of lies. They cannot stand the light of public exposure. Sunlight is the best antiseptic.
• 12 Jun 09
  

  Robert Sutor

  "So what is one to do? You obviously can't trust Wikipedia whatsoever in this area. This is unfortunate, since I am a big fan of Wikipedia. I want it to succeed. But since the day when Microsoft decided they needed to pay people to "improve" the ODF and OOXML articles, these articles have been a cesspool of FUD, spin and outright lies, seemingly manufactured for Microsoft's re-use in their whisper campaign."

  OB ODF Microsoft Wikipedia

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