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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:19:16 +0200
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On 10/29/10 10:00 AM, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:37:02 +0200, Georg Bauhaus wrote:
>
>> On 10/28/10 11:19 PM, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>
>>>   The problem is that vendors have too
>>> much power over customers. The only solution I see, is a law enforcing
>>> liability to sold software. Open or free source will never solve it.
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>>             Public Open Standards !
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> No, FREE standards! I find it unacceptable when organizations charge money
> for standards.

Cost free standards imply some funding of standardization work.
Who does?

A quick overview of DIN's financing is here,
http://www.din.de/cmd?menuid=47391&cmsareaid=47391&menurubricid=47517&level=tpl-rubrik&cmsrubid=47517&languageid=de
(English version linked near the top)

More than two thirds is in sales.

Wouldn't fully tax based standardization work be evil
socialism?  ;-)