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) > >
