Morosoph's Journal: ISO Processes Stymied by Aftermath of OOXML Vote

Andy Upgrove reports that the SC 34 committee that just failed to approve OOXML as a standard has ground to a halt as the new members who joined for this one vote have since neglected their duties, failing to even hand in abstentions, and therefore preventing progress on even procedural issues.

Because of this failure to make progress, together with the original subversion of the standards-making process, reform of the standards process is now on the agenda. Is it possible that this reform will be complete before the third (and final) "technical" vote on the approval of OOXML as a standard? Will the committee be able to stave off future attempts to subvert the process by interested parties?