[saag] Re: Suggested Project

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Mon, 09 March 2026 17:27 UTC

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> It seems like we'd want some evidence that either (1) manufacturers
> were interested in broadcasting such a signal or (2) regulators were
> interested in requiring it.

and here i thought standards were for users (those pesky critters) to
get vendor choice because of compatibility

perhaps the world is not only for vendors, regulators, and billionaires

randy