Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
Gordon, that's funny. True but funny. smile

Having worked on a few standards I have some experience of it and yes, it's far too often true, despite our best efforts.

I have worked on some that have worked out well, but vested interests, inertia, resource pressures, and the inevitable "but we still have to support the old kit" can make it tough.

One of the most curious things, though, is the Internet, where there are few if any 'standards', but most things work out fine. That's probably because the "request for comment" philosophy means people do comment and the conventions get adjusted and tuned properly. I still struggle to comprehend IPv6, though :-D

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