Software has not eaten the world yet - not even reached the starters, it's just finished the bread roll.
There is a tension between closed and open source here that is going to occur in every industry, in every country.
And we shall all sit on the sidelines bemoaning the lack of standards ... unless ... err
I have to admit I don't know how to build dynamic detail based standards that don't die in committee - how do we get YAML / JSON and not SOAP?
I suspect it is best to start with a 100 Million dollars, and create open mailing lists for each industry, and invite the best of each industry to conferences each month.
There is a tension between closed and open source here that is going to occur in every industry, in every country.
And we shall all sit on the sidelines bemoaning the lack of standards ... unless ... err
I have to admit I don't know how to build dynamic detail based standards that don't die in committee - how do we get YAML / JSON and not SOAP?
I suspect it is best to start with a 100 Million dollars, and create open mailing lists for each industry, and invite the best of each industry to conferences each month.