On 19/12/2007, Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 03:44:45PM +0000, Brian Butterworth wrote: > > As he was drilling a batch of recruits, the sergeant saw that one of > them > > was marching out of step. Going to the man as they marched, he said > > sarcastically: > > I'm probably being dense, but I don't get it's meaning in context.
It's just a general way of saying "there are standards but the vendors don't use them". Which is just another way of saying "standards are not standards if they are ignored". -- > Noah Slater <http://bytesexual.org/> > > "Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as > society is free to use the results." - R. Stallman > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv