Just (0)pining

The Monty Python parrot sketch provides an altogether too appropriate basis for my take on the sorry saga of the ECMA-376 OOXML standard accreditation process (yes, that is a Norwegian blue!):

(Bewdiful plumage!?)
ECMA: Enticing Cage for Moribund Avians

Silliness aside, a much more mature, balanced and insightful opinion may be had from Tim Bray.