3 ms·
If you have no knowledge why are you voicing such strong opinions? You could have learned a lot about the inner workings from reading this very thread.
by remram 5y ago
If you have no knowledge why are you voicing such strong opinions? You could have learned a lot about the inner workings from reading this very thread.
- throw0101a 5y agoI don't feel my opinions are strong. More statements of fact: * the ISO needs to pay the bills * part of their income is charging for standards * the folks that work to together to write the standards agree not to ask for a cut of the proceeds of the sale * some folks want ISO standards to be free 2020 annual report, finances: * https://www.iso.org/ar2020.html#section-finances https://www.iso.org/ar2020.html#section-finances * https://www.iso.org/annual-reports.html https://www.iso.org/annual-reports.html Expenditures were 35M CHF, income was 40M CHF, for a net result of 5M CHF. "Royalties received from members selling ISO standards" was 12M CHF. If the ISO can make up that money elsewhere then they could stop charging.