[LINK] Australian standards blocked from open access

Michael Skeggs mike@bystander.net mskeggs at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 10:09:29 AEST 2009


2009/7/8 Tom Worthington <Tom.Worthington at tomw.net.au>

> I recommend that my colleagues in the ICT industry also
> consider withdrawing support for SA processes, due to the detrimental
> effect this closed process will have on the Australian ICT industry.
>
> I'm on board with Tom on this one. Charging hundreds of dollars for access
to standards documentation is a strong disincentive to comply with
standards. Tax the behaviour you wish to discourage.
Regards,
Michael Skeggs



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