Bernard Hill writes: | In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Chambers | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes | >Bernard Hill writes: | >| Just one comment: having a software developer in charge of standards is | >| a conflict of interests. S/he can drive the standard in the direction of | >| his/her own software. | > | >Yeah, and I'd like to add that we also shouldn't have a musician in | >charge of the standard, since s/he can drive the standard in the | >direction of his/her own favorite musical styles. | > | >;-) | | A reasonable point actually. Eg The needs of Scottish Pipers and Choral | writers might lead the standard in incompatible directions.
What I'd argue is that we should have both pipers and choral singers involved, so that we don't make any decisions that exclude eithers' needs. And orchestral, keyboard and Persian musicians. I suspect that abc can be extended to handle most kinds of music. But it will take more than just deciding to make a standard. It will require participation of musicians from a variety of styles. I'll personally be disappointed if we restrict abc to just the needs of Western music. | >(Actually, there's an important reason that programmers should at | >least be consulted regularly. There is a history of computer standard | >committees developing standards that can't be implemented. It would | >be good to avoid this.) | | That's fair enough. Yeah; I've been involved with implemening to standards that can't be implemented. It's not much fun. ;-) To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
