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Heavens no, Jonathan. What I think: 1. It isn't unprecedented. What the rules allow, business interests exercise. Other companies and keiretsu have done this before. If this is what really disturbs people, study the processes and agreements carefully and improve them. Pay particular attention to the effects of liaisons and participation agreements. 2. Do remember that it is the documents that are being studied and voted on. Good analysts can make sound decisions based on those without attending every meeting. It is a grasp of technical issues, not attendance that determines the worthiness of the vote. 3. We need to be leery of statements such as "we only need one standard for X". That one is easily refuted by example but it has an appeal to the naïve. When people are being driven by passions instead of reason and the swell of loud voices becomes more important than technical worthiness, every appeal like that is suspect and so is the source. 4. Note that passions are habits and where habits are unexamined, they become necessity. Endorphin-addiction is a real disease. But those who believe companies will not vote business interests are mistaken. They always have. That is part of law: fiduciary responsibility. Where that conflicts with voluntary obligations, we see a murk that is hard to penetrate and so once again, it will come down to leadership. All ISO has is professional editing and clear process. We should all do what we can to keep those intact. len From: Jonathan Robie [mailto:jonathan.robie@r...] And there's a huge difference between (1) actually getting involved in the standards process to develop a technology, and (2) showing up just before a vote in organized groups that significantly outnumber the members who have been involved in the actual discussion to influence the vote, without showing any sign of having actually read the specification. This has now happened by parties on both sides of the issue, and it completely sidesteps the kind of careful consideration that standards bodies are supposed to do, turning it into a pure contest of who can best manipulate the process. Rick, Len - are you actually arguing that this is the way things should be done? This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. [Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] |
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