At 05:54 PM 1/31/2002 -0500, Keith Moore wrote:
It certainly is an indication that the field is not standardized,
formally, yes. de facto, no.
that
it doesn't have a specification that has received community review
and consensus before use.
more importantly, what it does NOT tell you is whether it has received
community review and consensus AFTER use.
(That is, after all, the difference between de jure and de facto standards.)
d/
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