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List:       ilug
Subject:    Re: [ILUG] on the MS ISO standard thing (fwd)
From:       jm () jmason ! org (Justin Mason)
Date:       2007-01-25 12:57:33
Message-ID: 20070125125733.2CF9E32CDD () radish ! jmason ! org
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CP Hennessy writes:
> On Thursday 25 January 2007 11:06, Gavin McCullagh wrote:
> > Given that ILUG membership doesn't necessarily imply agreement or
> > disagreement with this letter, might it be better to have people opt in to
> > have their name attached to it?
> >
> > If we had a good bunch of names (+titles, letters, etc.) that might
> > actually have more weight than Gareth speaking on behalf of a fairly
> > low-profile interest group.
> 
> OpenIreland is also in the process of writting a letter and is also 
> encouraging others to submit letters. There is also someone on the technical  
> committee in NSAI giving us some guidance. But the more companies and 
> organizations who submit letters of objection with the rushed standard the 
> greater the chance of the NSAI voting to vote against it at the ISO level.
> 
> The address to send letters to are:
> 	Ian Cowan, 
> 	Secretary to the ICT Standards Consultative Committee,
> 	NSAI,
> 	Glasnevin,
> 	Dublin 9,
> 	Ireland

Yep -- Ian Cowan is, reportedly, the right guy to send it to; my contact
agrees.  He also says: 'the important thing is to make the point that this
standard overlaps with another standard, and for that reason it should not
be allowed go through the fast track process.'

--j.
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