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I thought one of the big plusses of OSS..
was standards compliance.
Guess not.
Posted by: d_jedi   Posted on: 02/22/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I'm not sure of the specifics  Roger Ramjet | 02/22/05
I agree, I hope they make a impact  JasonL31 | 02/22/05
Agreed...they belong  rock06r | 02/22/05
Hmmm, aren't you the one  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/05
Yeah, but if memory serves me right ...  Judas I. | 02/22/05
'I'm not sure of the specifics . . ."  CobraA1 | 02/22/05
I thought one of the big plusses of OSS..  d_jedi | 02/22/05
Well, not just ANY "standard."  Judas I. | 02/22/05
De Facto and Open  psuedostratified | 02/22/05
True, iff...  The King's Servant | 02/22/05
I agree with you  agottschald | 02/23/05
Re: DeFacto & Open  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Depends on the Standard.  nucrash | 02/22/05
Excellent point, nucrash.  Judas I. | 02/22/05
Well then  seosamh_z | 02/22/05
You're exactly right, Joe.  Judas I. | 02/22/05
AC/DC  gardoglee | 02/22/05
I get your point, gardoglee  Judas I. | 02/22/05
Physics was the reason...not market  rock06r | 02/22/05
Sounds like...  rapson | 02/22/05
Of course we should not do that  Michael Kelly | 02/22/05
I'm advocating that if the government ...  Judas I. | 02/22/05
Yeow, Michael!  Judas I. | 02/22/05
So what is the alternative...?  rock06r | 02/22/05
Like I told rapson, above.  Judas I. | 02/22/05
OButterball has got it. ...mostly.  The King's Servant | 02/22/05
So what is the alternative...?  AmusedAtItAll | 02/23/05
TrollCatcher: I love this  seosamh_z | 02/23/05
I don't get your point  Mack DaNife | 02/23/05
There, is, no, alternative, switch, off, your, brain  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Hogwash...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
My hog's already clean, Axey  Judas I. | 02/23/05
Nope, not even close.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
Oh, and why not?  Judas I. | 02/23/05
Why software is different  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
If not fully open, can it be a standard  johnlb2002 | 02/22/05
Ummm, can you say metric inches?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
There is...  Mack DaNife | 02/23/05
Don't worry little fellow,,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
Re: metric inches  B.O.F.H. | 02/23/05
It's a standard you don't like, so what?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
So what? So he gets the right to CHANGE it, Axey!  Judas I. | 02/23/05
Again with the useless analogy. Give it up.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
It's a great analogy, Axey  Judas I. | 02/23/05
What year is this 1917 say October?  osreinstall | 02/24/05
You know what YOUR problem is, osreinstall?  Judas I. | 02/24/05
Is that it sensitive one  osreinstall | 02/24/05
If I can dish it out and not take it ...  Judas I. | 02/24/05
Hey Clueless or Devious  osreinstall | 02/24/05
You got it, osreinstall! Since even YOU know that ...  Judas I. | 02/24/05
More Bluster from  osreinstall | 02/24/05
My "bluster" is more than just an empty wind.  Judas I. | 02/24/05
Another poor lad who is frontal lobe challenged  osreinstall | 02/24/05
Let's talk about frontal lobes for a minute.  Judas I. | 02/25/05
You are real objective  osreinstall | 02/25/05
You're a fine one to even USE the word "objective" ...  Judas I. | 02/25/05
And you can do something else  johnlb2002 | 02/23/05
It's a standard you don't like...  rebmp3 | 02/23/05
Open Standards != Open Source  seosamh_z | 02/22/05
More to the point, Standards != Open Standards  Michael Kelly | 02/22/05
Open Standards mean Freedom of choice  stevej@... | 02/24/05
I'm glad somebody else gets it!  seosamh_z | 02/25/05
selective boycott  mallard@... | 02/22/05
Is it Open Source or Not?  jbaird | 02/22/05
50 : 50  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Its easy to boycott a product. Sometimes its hard not to violate a patent.  GreatInca | 02/22/05
Indian Giver!  wiskyjon | 02/22/05
Knee-Jerk Reaction?  evangelinux | 02/22/05
Standards  stan@... | 02/23/05
De facto Standards  allancrf | 02/23/05
almost isn't good enough!  wessonjoe | 02/23/05
I'm taking my ball and leaving!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
Not sports, but maybe politics:  Judas I. | 02/23/05
You don't get it  grant@... | 02/23/05
Okay, so ...  Judas I. | 02/23/05
so what are you a brit or a history buff?  liskanich | 02/25/05
Worst analogy ever posted???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
You mean...  rapson | 02/23/05
no don't think so  liskanich | 02/25/05
MUCH better than YOURS, Axey!  Judas I. | 02/23/05
kicking the ball and playing  vsconsul@... | 02/23/05
Nice try, useless but nice none the less.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
Nice try at an insult, Axey, but even MORE useless ...  Judas I. | 02/23/05
Patronising  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
agree  liskanich | 02/25/05
Open source ist kaput  osreinstall | 02/23/05
You miss the point.  thutchins | 02/23/05
You need a course in economics  osreinstall | 02/23/05
economics?  rebmp3 | 02/23/05
You guys are always  osreinstall | 02/23/05
Open Source  dennis.judd | 02/23/05
Random Standards Thoughts  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Standards of SOME sort  PCcritic | 02/23/05
OS a standard - hacker freebies  rob.ehrlich | 02/23/05
False logic  hawkeyeaz1 | 02/23/05
A lot of good points but....  D-Ram | 02/23/05
Hold on to your Nuts  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Open standards  Omnius | 02/23/05
One of us does not understand; I hope it's you.  fmcgowan | 02/23/05
I'll take some of That!  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Open source is bad for business  timbabcock@... | 02/23/05
Here's a Handkerchief  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Should Open-source Be A Standard?  bstaud@... | 02/23/05
Software Open Source?  rahrens | 02/23/05
Should open-source should be a standard?  the wolfman_z | 02/23/05
You're *so-o-o-o-o-o* right!  fmcgowan | 02/23/05
Linux vs Windows?  the wolfman_z | 02/23/05
You seem to have missed my point.  fmcgowan | 02/23/05
"WANTED" A NEW OSSC....  romegakahn@... | 02/23/05
The basic problem  NobodyHome | 02/23/05
The basic problem os Open Source wants aothers proeprty for free.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/23/05
Free - When, Where, How, Whom?  Stephen Wheeler | 02/23/05
Open Source Since Day One  mondoville | 02/23/05
Open Source Should be a Standard?  rsterrell3@... | 02/23/05
Definately  jackjack5 | 02/23/05
Poor logic  blacksheepxlch1 | 02/27/05
OASIS patent policy  barbjy@... | 02/24/05
Open source software standardization  z3matz3@... | 02/24/05
MPEG is a standard and full of restrictive (payed) patents  PhilippeV | 02/24/05
Open Source as a standard  RayEdMcG | 02/24/05
OS or Proprietary  mnishiza | 02/25/05
Strange reaction?  blacksheepxlch1 | 02/27/05
Open Source a standard?  mryamare7647 | 02/27/05
Open Source is Good  JGurtner | 02/27/05
Open Source Should be standardised but not .....  gopcrepair | 02/28/05
Open Source Message  jfreedle2@... | 03/03/05
What it means to me  whulse | 03/05/05
let them do it if that's what they want  vladsim | 03/14/05
What happened?  martin_hamburg | 11/30/09

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