On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 09:45:36AM -0600, David Forslund wrote: > > Actually, I think the situation is the reverse. It is > usually fairly easy to get the preliminary versions of a > standard from HL7 for free (from their web site), but you > have to pay for the final approved versions. > > The OMG policy is a little different. It is easy to get both > preliminary and final copies of standards from the OMG for > free, but you can't really participate in the formation of > the specification standard without being a member. This > doesn't mean that others can't make suggestions, but the > responsibilty of finalizing the standard lies solely with > the members.
I would assume that the path set by Object Management Group, W3C Consortium etc would be the expected thing. It is fair enough to keep the policy making aspects inhouse, but availability of the standards themselves need to be open. Bish - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
