[lug] Why is it SO easy to destroy cloud environments?

[Jeffrey S. Haemer]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:56 AM, Bear Giles <bgiles at coyotesong.com> wrote:

> The cynical among us would say it's also because we leave no stone
> unturned in our efforts to maximize profits for some (but not all)
> businesses.


The cynical among us would say any number of things about any subject under
the sun. God knows I have. :-)

I was only pointing out an objective difference between standards here and
elsewhere that lots of folks, in the US and out, are unaware of.

If anyone out there is interested in standards, and wants to swap
standards-related opinions and experiences, come to the Southern Sun some
Thursday night and we can do it over beer.

I, myself, may have one or two things to contribute, and I'll be there. You
too, Bear?

I don't know if or what other countries pay for their standards but here it
> can be quite expensive to get a copy of the actual standards.


Depends. All standards cost money, but different production models have
different funding methods, even within the US.

When I wanted my own POSIX 1003.1 standard, I paid the IEEE directly. When
I wanted my own ANSI C standard, I got one from the federal government,
which had printed up copies as a FIPS (Federal Information Processing
Standard). The first, I paid for directly. The second, all of you paid for
in taxes.

Each model has pluses and minuses, both philosophical and practical. How
they balance out depends on who you are.

There are a lot of problems with government-backed standards but there's
> also a lot of benefits in making sure there's an even playing field.
>

Absolutely!  All standards, government or not, level playing fields to
different degrees and in a variety of ways.

And although I've been describing de-jure standards, even de-facto
standards level playing fields. I don't have to argue the relative merits
of M$ Word and troff to admit that if I'm hiring an office admin, I'll find
more candidates who know Word.

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