[OWW-Discuss] Tapping into open source / open access and doingslightly more

[Bryan Bishop]

On Thursday 15 May 2008, Russell Hanson wrote:
> Well, I'd make sure your blueprints fit into the format supported by
> manufacturing outsourcing companies like MFG.com and Alibaba.com.  My
> hunch is that if you're trying to get an industry-accepted standard
> (how is a matter compiler different than a schematic, CAD, bill of
> materials, etc.? As this is typically how things get made.), you can
> talk to industry all you want, and they'll go off and do it
> themselves so it fits their needs, anyway.  

Why the focus on industry acceptance? Although I agree that talking with 
industry is important, and perhaps even insightful [who knows, perhaps 
NIST, IEEE, etc., has something to offer], I don't think that's a high 
priority at all. That's like telling linux that they need to go talk to 
Microsoft.

- Bryan
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