[ILUG] on the MS ISO standard thing

[Brian Foster]

 the issue here is not any war on, with, against, or about
 you-know-who and you-know-what.  the main issues are (as
 I see them):

 1. an abuse of process:  30 days to approve a 6000-page
    document is absurd.

 2. knowledge of proprietary information is (apparently)
    required to implement some parts of the proposal.

 3. why is another standard needed, and needed so soon?
    what are the issues with the existing standard that
    the proposal addresses?

 finally, please, please, keep in mind that objecting to
 the attempt to fast-track does NOT mean you either object
 to the proposal or support the existing standard;
 or that you like / dislike the available software; etc.
 objecting to the attempt to fast-track means just that:
 in this case, there are coherent reasons for thinking
 fast-tracking is not appropriate.

cheers!
	-blf-
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