Subj : when a practice does it better.
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Feb 23 2025 09:20 am

Hello Michiel!

 MvdV> [...] The job of the FTSC is to document current
 MvdV> practise. Some proposals make it to a standard and some
 MvdV> do not. If a proposal documents standard practice that
 MvdV> has not been covered yet by the FTSC or does it better
 MvdV> than existting standards it can be raised to a standard
 MvdV> by itself or be incorporated into an existing standard.
 MvdV> If it proposes something new or different, the FTSC
 MvdV> offers a platform where it can be discussed and an
 MvdV> opportunity is given to the submitter to persuade
 MvdV> developers to implement his/her ideas into their
 MvdV> software. If/when as a result of that proces the
 MvdV> proposed /becomes/ current practise the FTSC can raise
 MvdV> it to a standard. If it does not become current
 MvdV> practise, it does not make it to a standard and remains
 MvdV> in the archives for future reference.

Ok.. so, why would Tim's "better idea" be a violation if it may  
indeed be a BETTER idea?  Why not incorportate it into an  
existing standard as BETTER?

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