Indian companies do only business application software and not system software. Yes they do follow ISO standards in coding and documentation, but I dont know whether they use ISO standards for metric measurements.
After all they export 60 % of software to USA and if American companies ask for FFU, they have to oblige. Madan --- kilopascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [USMA:19583] Re: Fwd: tarifs on non-metric > goods and services > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 18:38:04 -0400 > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 2002-04-22 > > Well, if they earn money from software sales, then > they can buy food with > it. Another way to assure they use the money for > food for the population is > for the money they earn to go to the UN, and the UN > use it to buy and > distribute food and medicine to the population. > > Is India producing software that is both SI and > ISO8601 friendly? If not, > why not? > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, 2002-04-22 16:04 > Subject: [USMA:19579] Fwd: tarifs on non-metric > goods and services > > > > John wrote > > "Also, I read in the paper this morning, that the > > North Koreans are actively developing computer > > software to rival that of Microsoft. " > > > > Ask them to first provide food to their people. > > Meanwhile China has challenged both USA & India > (top > > 2) in both the system and application software. > > > > With a massive industrial infrastructure, they are > > capable of doing it. Also Chinese language is > > expected to overtake English in internet content > by > > 2007. > > > > Please be aware that Chinese use yyyy-mm-dd format > for > > the date. > > > > Madan > > > > > > > > --- kilopascal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [USMA:19548] tarifs on non-metric goods > and > > > services > > > Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:33:58 -0400 > > > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > 2002-04-21 > > > > > > As many of you may know, there is a "battle" > raging > > > between the EU and the > > > USA over tariffs on steel. The US steel > industry is > > > hurting and President > > > bush gave into pressure and imposed up to 30 % > > > tariffs on foreign steel > > > imported into the US. The EU is retaliating by > > > imposing a series of tariffs > > > on US goods of various types. I'm not sure what > > > products are affected, but > > > I sure would hope it is any American product > that is > > > opposing the EU80/181 > > > directive. > > > > > > Since Louis has had some contact with Pascal > Lamy > > > and he is the one "in > > > charge" of the tariff program on the EU side, it > > > sure would be nice if Louis > > > could contact him and encourage him to apply a > > > tariff to American companies > > > that are resisting global metrication. Make > them > > > pay! > > > > > > Also, I read in the paper this morning, that the > > > North Koreans are actively > > > developing computer software to rival that of > > > Microsoft. I have no idea as > > > to its quality, and neither does anyone else so > far. > > > But, it sure would be > > > nice if they could be persuaded to produce > software > > > that is true metric > > > friendly. Since the whole world is metric, and > if > > > they took advantage of > > > it, they could displace American companies > pushing > > > FFU into a metric world. > > > Just like the 12 inch paper that was forced upon > the > > > world in the '80s, and > > > someone finding a way to make printers A size > > > friendly, there is a way to > > > make software 100 % metric friendly. > > > > > > Let's keep an eye on these developments. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and > more > > http://games.yahoo.com/ > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/
