Re: IPP> Face-to-face meeting minutes posted

From: Ira McDonald (blueroofmusic@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Aug 20 2008 - 23:44:18 EDT

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    Hi Mike,

    I agree - the PWG hasn't ever standardized encumbered technology
    and it shouldn't ever start doing so.

    Cheers,
    - Ira

    On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Michael Sweet <msweet@apple.com> wrote:
    > Ira McDonald wrote:
    >>
    >> Hi,
    >>
    >> XPS - I agree with Mike that it's not appropriate as a required document
    >> format for IPP right now. But it *is* being formally standardized in ECMA
    >> Technical Committee 46:
    >>
    >> http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/TC46.htm
    >>
    >> And their current draft 1.2 is much improved from the earlier drafts
    >> - worth watching.
    >
    > Unless the patent stuff is resolved to allow for open source/free
    > software implementations, I would be opposed to adding it even if
    > it gets an ECMA stamp of approval.
    >
    > --
    > ______________________________________________________________________
    > Michael R Sweet Senior Printing System Engineer
    > 

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