Comment Re:ISO changed PAS rules... (Score 1) 86
I could only become convinced of a "sudden" change in the PAS rules if someone showed me: 1) a dated copy of the rules supporting Sun's position 2)a dated copy showing the "change".
Having worked with ISO standards for some time at the networking company I used to work at (no names), I seriously doubt that ISO, at any time, gave Sun the impression that they (Sun) could retain control. Maybe this PAS thingie was different (again, I'd like to see the docs), but if that was the case, it would have been EXTREMELY uncharacteristic of ISO.
In addition, a lot of the messages at ftp://dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/JSG/ seem to give lie to Sun's version.
Having worked with ISO standards for some time at the networking company I used to work at (no names), I seriously doubt that ISO, at any time, gave Sun the impression that they (Sun) could retain control. Maybe this PAS thingie was different (again, I'd like to see the docs), but if that was the case, it would have been EXTREMELY uncharacteristic of ISO.
In addition, a lot of the messages at ftp://dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/JSG/ seem to give lie to Sun's version.
