Sweden changes its vote on the Microsoft OOXML draft standard to an
abstain, after voting irregularities are discovered:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070830155109351
Standards New Zealand casts a "no" vote with comments on the Microsoft
OpenXML draft standard, and suggests it be a technical report:
http://www.standards.org.nz/news-and-seminars/current-news/New+Zealand+casts+Open+XML+vote.htm
Windows Vista Service Pack Beta SP1 is out:
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/08/29/announcing-the-windows-vista-service-pack-1-beta.aspx
Engadget reports on Nokia's iPhone clone:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/29/nokias-iphone-no-seriously/
Cannonical names the next Ubuntu release "Hardy Heron 8.04" which
will be the next long-term support version:
http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=1017
And finally. Now anyone who wishes to make a sincere appeal to all
New Zealanders can do so easily, with Matthew's Sincerity Generator:
http://holloway.co.nz/sincerity-generator
News collated from various sources by Vik Olliver for Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. The views presented in this document are the personal opinion of the collator, and should not be taken as any more than that.