Re: 50 people vs. newman

"D. J. Bernstein" <djb@koobera.math.uic.edu> Tue, 05 August 1997 19:56 UTC

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From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@koobera.math.uic.edu>
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> I can't tell what you are complaining about.

Newman's attempt to ``standardize'' Innosoft's inferior system.

> The objections seem to have been based on the idea that an Internet
> standard is somehow *mandatory* for the *whole network*.

Eastlake admits that this is an attempt to put ``pressure on product
vendors.''

It's pressure to adopt inferior technology. There are no legitimate
interoperability concerns; this is a blatant attempt by one vendor to
protect its dwindling market share by deceiving purchasers.

---Dan
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