citing IVOA standards

[Dave DeYoung]

Andy, Norman, et al.;

This has been a very interesting discussion.  I am in
particular agreement with the sentiments expressed by
Andy and Norman; the IVOA is not a "standards agency",
and it is certainly not in the business of "enforcement".
The collegial process of consensus development is, in
the long run, the most durable and effective path.

Dave



  Andy at ROE <al at roe.ac.uk> wrote:
> Norman
> 
> well said, exactly so. But in addition, as well as who 
>makes the  recommendation, the crucial thing is who uses 
>it.  This is a positive  feedback loop. As more folk use 
>the "recommendations" of Body X, so  the utterances of 
>Body X gain force. In this way the IVOA does not yet 
> have W3C authority, but we are working towards it. The 
>key stage we  are at is gaining momentum with 
>deployments.
> 
>    andy lawrence
> 
> 
> On 23 Jun 2008, at 11:53, Norman Gray wrote:
> 
>>
>> Petr and others, hello.
>>
>> On 2008 Jun 19, at 19:52, Petr Kubánek wrote:
>>
>>> Not
>>> having standards, but only recommendations, is in my 
>>>point of view a
>>> think which distract attention of end users 
>>>(programmers) to IVOA
>>> efforts.
>>
>> I don't think there's a real difference.  All a Standard 
>>is, is a  
>> recommendation that gains social force because of who or 
>>what is  
>> making the recommendation.
>>
>> W3C publishes only Recommendations, and the IETF is even 
>>more  
>> diffident, with only Requests For Comment.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Norman
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Norman Gray  :  http://nxg.me.uk
>> Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester
>>
>