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I think polling each FIX member organization and giving them some form of proportional representation on important strategic decisions makes considerable sense. I am submitting a proposal to permit firms without the need for application version independence or transport independence to simply use 8=FIX.5.0, 8=FIX.5.0SP1, 8=FIX.5.0SP2, etc. We could then let the industry choose for themselves. The alternative is to come out with a FIXT.1.2 to address limitations in the current FIXT.1.1. Either way we end up with two approaches that must be implemented and supported - why not make that second approach match the original simple and successful approach taking with FIX.2.7-FIX.4.4? It is time for practicality so that firms can start to easily access the very valuable business functionality locked within FIX.5.0. This issue can literally be changed with a stroke of a pen. [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fix-protocol?hl=en.
