[thelist] Re: Why code for standards

[Arlen.P.Walker at jci.com]

>Seems like if someone really wanted to get involved, but could not afford
to
>do so on one's own, it would be worthwhile to get others who are in the
same
>boat together to form an NFP that would collectively have the human,
>financial and other resources to do so. Plus, as a group, they'd have a
>better chance at organized missions, objectives and thoughts.

evolt's a possibility. HTML Writers Guild and Win Writers are already
there. So is IEEE (interesting that ACM isn't, I would have expected at
least one or two of the SIGs being members). STC (a technical writer's
organization) is there as well.

Actually the membership lists makes fascinating reading -- Schneider
Electric? Grainger? To me completely unexpected, but I understand their
presence. Also Jasc software (at 125 employess, hardly a BigCo). And the
London Metropolitan Police? Massachusetts Medical Society? Some real
interesting (in this context) names pop up.

Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224

Arlen.P.Walker at JCI.Com
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