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Background Consulting Publications Reading Research Contact Home , patrick@durusau.net I offer standards writing/editing and consulting services on OpenDocument, topic maps and related technologies. Recent material that may be of interest: Voting No on TGF at OASIS Deadline - April 25, 2013. ODF Editor Sponsors Past and Future Thanks to old sponsors, call for new ones. Another Word For It In response to popular demand, ;-), I have started a blog on topic maps and semantic integration. Understanding Subjects and Subject Proxies. (draft) The first in a series of papers on understanding topic maps. What's There To Like About Microsoft Office 2007 SP 2? Thoughts on the value of another implementation of ODF. Identifiers For ODF and OOXML Constructs The beginnings of a proposal to create identifiers (psst - PSIs) for ODF and OOXML OpenDocument Format Maintenance Agreement One way to keep ISO and OASIS versions of ODF synchronized. Old Wine In New Skins ODF and OOXML viewed as a continuation of a very old debate in markup circles. My Standards Education The first in a series of essays on effective participation in standards work. JTC 1 Reform One possible shape of reform to come. You're Not LISTENING TO ME! Appeals, listening and teenagers. Appeals, Products and ISO 29500 One possible reason IBM opposes ISO 29500. Appealing ISO/IEC 29500 Some appeals are a waste of time, no matter what the results. Groklaw and Standards 101 Why asking Microsoft to fix YEARFRAC is simply wrong. Does Microsoft Have Brown Eyes? Some thoughts on how our reactions to attempts to change at Microsoft may drive the outcome of those efforts. "Not With A Bang, But With A Whimper" Ending the document format war that never was. Microsoft adopts OpenDocument Format. Divorce, Trust and Microsoft Immediate steps towards building trust with Microsoft in the OpenDocument community....