[gmpi] Re: NAMM follow-up, some major decisions to make

> I (perhaps wrongly) got the impression some MMA members were
> anti-GMPI and might interfere.

It is probably foolish to try and explain what someone else said,
never mind what they meant, but for that same reason I feel
compelled to caution against jumping to any conclusions about how
MMA members feel about GMPI. I think all this discussion about
that has certainly identified some issues which are being (and
should be) considered, but I think it is fair to say for now that
MMA members are still studying the situation.

> I will join the MMA if necessary to get GMPI off the ground.
> I'm very hopeful we can wrap this up a lot faster than the
> 2 years it's taken so far.

I think it is accurate to say that MMA members are interested in
growing the market for their products by solving problems of
interoperability. Conversely, where interoperability is not an
issue, MMA members have less motivation to participate, and
similarly, where participation is not likely to result in much
increased demand for commercial products, MMA members have less
motivation to participate. In the case of GMPI, I think it is
not yet clear if (and how) GMPI will create demand for commercial
products by solving problems of interoperability. But there are
certainly many possible ways being discussed -- as well as other
potential benefits to come from GMPI -- some of which may end up
being of importance to MMA members.

In any case, it is unlikely that any MMA member is going to be
"anti-gmpi" and "interfere"... if they aren't interested in it,
they just won't participate, that's all.

Tom White
MMA

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