ODF Alliance ‘optimistic’ on ISO certification
The recently formed OpenDocument Format Alliance is expressing its confidence that the file format will be approved by the International Organisation for Standardisation next month. The alliance, which was launched last month to promote the use of the OpenDocument standard in governments, said this week that it has been lobbying various organisations to ensure that the standard achieves ISO certification.
“The ODF Alliance is now actively supporting adoption of the OpenDocument Format as a worldwide standard of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC),” the group said in a statement. “The ODF Alliance and its members have contacted various national voting entities recommending approval and are optimistic of a positive outcome.”
Andy Updegrove, a lawyer at Boston-based tech law firm Gesmer Updegrove, has been closely following developments related to ODF in his Standards Blog. He commented on Wednesday that his sources are also optimistic that ISO approval will be granted.