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I changed to my personal address so that some previous opinions would be considered my own and not those of my employer. I'm employed by Intel. Note the words. I do NOT "work for Intel". I work FOR myself. I was the Intel representative to the SATA WG from the mobile organization. So what? If I wanted to hide I would use a fake name from Yahoo or something. My posts are my own and do not reflect the positions or opinions of my employer. That out of the way, I was privileged to be associated with the SATA WG almost from the beginning. The people involved had one "primary directive," to create a serial extension of the ATA/ATAPI interface that was SW compatible with the PATA interface and that could "live" for the anticipated next 10-15 years. No tricks. No secret agendas. I think we did a good job. We even put in power management that made the interface good for mobile systems and, synergistically, enabled hot plugging. Why have a group of limited membership? An old saying is that a camel is a horse designed by committee. Another is that a committee is the only known form of life with multiple stomachs and no brains. The reality behind this is that, if you want to get something done in a group, any group, you have to limit the size to one that is manageable. We all know this. It's reality. Live with it. I ask again. Please read the spec. If you find something wrong, if something violates the "prime directive", bring it up. Contacts are listed on www.serialata.org. If inputs are valid, attention will be paid. BTW. It is [EMAIL PROTECTED] $ $ On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Edwin J. Pole II wrote: $ $ > This message is from the T13 list server. $ > $ > $ > See embedded comments, please. $ $ $ I did, and chortled. $ $ Why not use your other email address? $ $ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? $ Your resume online gives you away as an Intel Man.
