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Originally Posted by pholy
Anybody remember the ISO seven level layer networking 'standard'?
Heck, I'd be happy if somebody implemented all of epub 2!
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OSI/GOSIP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sy...nterconnection
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The OSI protocol suite that was specified as part of the project was considered by many, such as computer scientist Andrew S. Tanenbaum, to be too complicated and inefficient, and to a large extent unimplementable.[2] Taking the "forklift upgrade" approach to networking, it specified eliminating all existing protocols and replacing them with new ones at all layers of the stack. This made implementation difficult, and was resisted by many vendors and users with significant investments in other network technologies. In addition, the protocols included so many optional features that many vendor's implementations were not interoperable.
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Everybody who seeks to promote/define committee "standards" should be forced to attend at least four hours of OSI history class. When ivory tower "standards" meet the real world, the real world usually yawns. And keeps on doing what makes practical and economic sense.
