Hrm, SoUL = Software Underwriters Laboratories
but I thought the UL was a distinct company in it self that other companies send stuff to for testing. So some one withe means and clout in the industy needs to take it up. Suppose could put of a website like http://www.underwriters.org... hrm www.sul.org and gear it as a contact point for software testing. At 10:08 AM 1/23/02 -0600, Alex Audu wrote: >Great idea, but you also should not leave out the issue of compliance testing. >May be an organization like >the Underwriters Laboratories,..or some other newly formed group >(opportunity,.. anyone?) could take >up the role of compliance testing. > >Regards, >Alex. > > >Franck Martin wrote: > >> I support the idea, what needs to be done is the IETF to come with a >> trademark and someone to Inform the ISOC about all this discussion and also >> to register this trademark... >> >> Lynn, Could you please read this thread from the IETF archives, it could be >> interesting for the development of ISOC/IETF. >> >> Franck Martin >> Network and Database Development Officer >> SOPAC South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission >> Fiji >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Web site: http://www.sopac.org/ >> <http://www.sopac.org/> Support FMaps: http://fmaps.sourceforge.net/ >> <http://fmaps.sourceforge.net/> >> >> This e-mail is intended for its addresses only. Do not forward this e-mail >> without approval. The views expressed in this e-mail may not be necessarily >> the views of SOPAC. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kyle Lussier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Wednesday, 23 January 2002 4:04 >> To: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: IP: Microsoft breaks Mime specification >> >> We need stronger enforcement of the RFC's, and we need creative >> thinking as to how to go about that. I like the idea of an easy >> in "IETF Certified" trademark, if you abuse it, it can be revoked, >> and then vendors building contracts around supporting IETF Certified >> products. >> >> It gives CIOs something to rattle about as well. I.e., they >> can require IETF Certification of products, which guarantees them >> standards support, as enforced by the IETF community. >> >> Just a simple precise trademark construct, with an "easy-in" >> application that costs maybe $100 per product, and supported >> by the IETF. That certification could be revoked down the road. >> >> IETF doesn't have to be a conformance body or litigator. It just >> merely needs to be the bearer of the "one true mark" :). >> >> Kyle Lussier >> AutoNOC LLC > >
