It’s the same bs everywhere. Here in Australia same deal. It’s even more dodgy. Saiglobal had something of a contract in perpetuity to sell standards that were

It’s the same bs everywhere. Here in Australia same deal. It’s even more dodgy. Saiglobal had something of a contract in perpetuity to sell standards that were created by standards Australia. Someone thought that was a good deal back when. They recently sued to get out of it and now can sell directly and have a pretty affordable subscription model. But even then it’s stupid. The standards themselves are developed by volunteer committees mostly, and standards Australia is sitting on a massive cash fund. We recently had to design some coupling plates for a job and needed to check allowable clearances that were specified in a standard. Problem is the bloody standard has 20 parts to it, each cost $150 each. I don’t even know which part I need! Anyway makes me angry thinking about. TLDR: standards should be free