- From: Herman Bruyninckx <Herman.Bruyninckx_at_mech.kuleuven.ac.be>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 23:26:55 +0200 (CEST)
On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Steven Jenkins wrote: > Herman Bruyninckx wrote: > > > I was in favor of the POSIX idea initially, but I changed my mind: > > POSIX is IEEE-controlled, and these standards are not free (as in > > beer). > > (As long as I'm taking the advocacy position....) > > The IEEE doesn't control the content of standards. The working group > that creates the standard controls the content, and the working groups > are typically open to anyone who wants to contribute. If we convened a > Comedi working group, we could certainly make it an open process. Yes, but why choose POSIX then? Why not the Open Management Group, or some other standards body? Herman -- K.U.Leuven, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Research Group <http://people.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/~bruyninc> Tel: +32 16 322480
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