Standards and the Lessons of 9/11

  2006-09-12 02:30:03
Last night's Nova program entitled Building on Ground Zero was memorable for many reasons, one of which was its focus on both the importance as well as the economic calculus of standards. Another was the degree to which the US is lagging in the upgrading of crucial standards identified in the wake of the 9/11 catastrophe, although a number of Asian nations have apparently taken to heart the lessons learned five years ago today.
[So how do you see this applying to open standards in the software realm? - dcparris] 
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