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From: jones@ingr.UUCP (Mark Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.misc
Subject: How does an Idea become an accepted standard?
Message-ID: <2705@ingr.UUCP>
Date: 21 Oct 88 13:23:36 GMT
Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, Al
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	I have begun wondering, how does an Idea become a standard?  Who
waves the magic wand, says the magic words "I pronounce the a standard
for the people to implement" and makes the idea become a reality.  My
reason for asking is that I think EGP3 stinks.  It has massive problems,
the EGP3 mailing list group is dead, the authors don't respond to
queries or complaints, and someone (hopefully someone with influence)
needs to be told about the problems.


Mark Jones