Re: Conflicts between developers and policy
Hi,
>>"Mark" == Mark Baker <mbaker@iee.org> writes:
Mark> On Mon, Apr 27, 1998 at 01:49:33PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava
Mark> wrote:
>> I understand that one may want a little more leeway than say the
>> policy documents are writ in stone (I personally prefer that), but
>> to deny that and make no mention of any mechanism of enforcement of
>> policy is disquieting.
Mark> Ian didn't mention an enforcement policy, because that is
Mark> already clearly mentioned in the constitution---the technical
Mark> committee.
Hmm. I think I like the idea of the policy documents being the
law, and the technical committee like the justices, who lay down
interpretations (which are referred to latter as and adjunct to prior
law).
I still find the wording confusing. "All that policy can say
is whether something conforms to or does not conform to policy". And
while we are picking nits, there is not statement anywhere that
policy ought to (should) be followed (is that not an oxymoron?).
I am not required to follow it, and yet it is authoritative to
bug filers; I an see a lot of contention developing there. (and
again, the tech committee is brought in.)
I guess I mistrust an unknown set of powers-that-be rather
more than a known quantity. [I am aware this is irrational].
manoj
who likes the quiet certitude of the ISO standards
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