ISO should make all standards Publicly Available

Re:ISO should make all standards Publicly Available by teddyh on Friday November 12, 2021 @06:00AM (#29198069)

The purpose of a standard is to aid the betterment of all users of it. The development of a standard should be supported by the funds which would be saved by the existence of a standard.

Note that those who benefit from the existence of a standard is not only the participating companies, but also often the public at large, over a long period of time. This is why the government should contribute to the funds necessary to develop those standards.

If there are standards which would not save enough money for either the companies involved or the public at large, those standards have no business being developed.

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Re:ISO should make all standards Publicly Available by ksec on Friday November 12, 2021 @06:22AM (#29198173)

I wholeheartedly agree. But the moment we get to government, we ran into politics. And this isn't local government either but International level. And navigating government and politics is about hundreds times harder than getting companies to together and donate. Which in itself is no small feat.

On one hand I wish a single government, EU or US will fund the whole thing and be proud and say it is such a pathetic small amount of money for so much good we are doing it anyway. Gets point for some international recognition or political power or whatever politicians wants.

On the other hand you know this wont happen.

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Re:ISO should make all standards Publicly Available by kbsspl on Friday November 12, 2021 @06:29AM (#29198225)

And maybe we should have to navigate the legitimately elected international governments over standards that almost always slant the field.

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