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From: Ruvim <ruvim.pinka@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Standardization process
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:51:49 +0400
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On 2024-09-18 14:16, dxf wrote:
> On 18/09/2024 5:07 pm, Ruvim wrote:
>> On 2024-09-18 07:39, dxf wrote:
>> ...
>>
>>> Their role on the TC is to ensure
>>> nothing jeopardizes their investment.  It's impossible to have spent
>>> 20 years 'standardizing' and have achieved so little.
>>
>> This critics is absolutely fruitless. No one owes you to develop any specifications unless you pay for it. Whether some people have achieved much or little is their own business.
> 
> When the ANS-TC sat, they did consider it their business and priority.

And what?  Anybody can claim that.


> They knew the world wasn't going to wait.  Perhaps the situation has
> changed and now it's only fans the TC need worry about.

> If the attitude is 'take it or leave it',

I think, you missed another option. The attitude is: take it, or make it 
better, or leave it (and maybe build your own theme park).

I don't see on what basis can someone *demand* something from the TC.


> I've made that choice.

It seems, despite your choice, the Forth standardization process that is 
based on the forth-standard.org platform still bothers your.  Then why 
don't you want to take part?


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Ruvim