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Are we seeing a kinder, gentler, more diplomatic Matt? ;-) On Mar 19, 2008, at 8:34 AM, Matt MacKenzie wrote: IMHO� if a vendor paper mentions the RM or RA, we should comment � diplomatically � on it.� If it�s just some marketing stuff, ignore it. � Why comment?� Well, people will google�and if they see us endorsing appropriate use of our standard(s), then the vendors win and we�ve proven in a roundabout way that supporting standards is a good thing.� If the paper skews, misinterprets or disparages our work, we should feel comfortable discussing or blogging about the issue as long as we keep it collegial. � -matt � � I suggest we tone down our personal opinions regarding vendors and vendor-oriented solutions as this forum is open to OASIS members, which clearly includes vendors.� This is, afterall, an industry consortia.� When it comes time to ask these very same vendors to ratify our public draft specifications, we will want them on our side.
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