Re: Re: call for participation

Henry Lowe <lowe@osf.org> Mon, 06 June 1994 19:15 UTC

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From: Henry Lowe <lowe@osf.org>
To: Terry Sullivan <FCLTPS@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu>
Subject: Re: Re: call for participation
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Terry,

But who is going to fund the expansion you mention?  

Unfortunately, "filthy lucre" plays a significant role
in standards - whether from the public coffers or not.

Henry
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> Date:         Fri, 03 Jun 94 11:29:17 EDT
> From: Terry Sullivan <FCLTPS@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu>
> Subject:      Re: call for participation
> To: Susan Hares <skh@merit.edu>, Henry Lowe <lowe@osf.org>,
>         THINOSI-request@Ulcc.Ac.Uk
> Cc: THINOSI@ulcc.ac.uk, X3T5@osf.org, 73543.1077@compuserve.com,
>         agrawala@cs.umd.edu, Baker@forty2.enet.dec.com, baos@oss.com,
>         colin <colin%intelsat@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu>, conrad@oss.com,
>         cpd@one.com, dallas@forty2.enet.dec.com, 
dchoi@vax2.cstp.umkc.edu,
>         desjardi@eos.nasa.gov, devon!ed-kelly@mhs.attmail.com, 
dicksc@uci.com,
>         eric@isci.com, heather@tandem.com, jmhunt@atlsita.org, 
kk@arinc.com,
>         kuiper@osison.osiware.bc.ca, lee@vax2.cstp.umkc.edu,
>         lrajchel@attmail.com, lee@huachuca-jitcosi.army.mil
> In-Reply-To:  Message of Thu, 02 Jun 1994 00:55:09 -0400 from 
<skh@merit.edu>
> 
> >
> >For those funding ISO activies, look at the words "public
> >domain".  A free program is more often used than one
> >that costs money.  Prototypes, "public domain" may have
> >had more impact on why IP has succeed where ISO protocols
> >failed.
> >
> 
> I Think we need to expand  "public domain" beyond just programs.  
RFC's
> are freely available online, increasing thier acceptance, and the 
number of
> public domain implemetations.  ISO standards are hard to come by and 
the
> costs of these documents are sometimes prohibitive (exspecially on a 
state
> budget).
> 
> terry sullivan
>