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> ISO should be a division of the UN Heeellll no! An international co-op, fine, but please not part of political committees such as the UN!
by Chris2048 6y ago
> ISO should be a division of the UN
Heeellll no!
An international co-op, fine, but please not part of political committees such as the UN!
- dada78641 6y agoThere always have been and will always be international politics at play in industry standards organizations, regardless of whether you make it part of the UN or not.
- Chris2048 6y agoAnd will there be more, or less, as part of the UN?
- jonsneyers 6y agoProbably roughly the same.
- strogonoff 6y agoYep. This is part of the reason I think a world where ISO is more or less self-sustaining, rather than subsidized by/part of some other entity that would be really tempted to influence it, is probably a better world. In any case, ISO WGs tend to publish final drafts openly. Purchasing the actual standard document is not something required if you are just experimenting or playing around (and if you’re not, you probably can spare some change to support the organization).