What *is* the appropriate process when a monopoly abuses its position in
defiance of a standard?

Vote with your feet & suffer the (admittedly minor) consequences. If you are
interested, here's my bug report.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/257101

I also logged it as a 'brainstorm' idea... and no one would vote for it
because THEY said it's a bug! lol

- D



On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Vik Olliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 15:14 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> > The reason it shouldn't be used is that it isn't in the standard.
>
> So the choices are:
>
> (1) Get Microsoft to adhere to the standards, or
> (2) Implement an exception allowing optional non-strict interpretation
> of the standard.
> (3) Let Open Source users suffer by rigidly adhering to the standard.
>
> So, (1) is impossible, (2) is practical, and (3) only benefits people
> who don't adhere to the standard.
>
> What *is* the appropriate process when a monopoly abuses its position in
> defiance of a standard?
>
> Vik :v)
>
>

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