> I have never worked with the MMA before. All those others were snake > pits of intrigue and jockeying for position and relative advantage. > The MMA may be a bunch of political babes in the woods for all I know. > > But, I doubt it. ;-) The MMA is not a typical organization by any measurement. I do not think you can really compare it. > > The process we set out last year was to have a public requirements > > phase, followed by a members-only implementation phase, > > followed by a public approval/revision phase, followed by a > > members-only ratification. > > With all due respect, this sounds like a "yes" answer to my original > question. > > With these things, the devil is in the details. Turning requirements > into specifications cannot be done successfully by a separate group, > in my experience. Even with the best of intentions there will be > misunderstandings. Most technical decisions involve engineering and > business tradeoffs. Poorly-understood requirements levied by people > longer present carry little weight, especially when compared to one's > personal preconceptions. That is why there is a review period. Such a thing is uncommon for MMA specifications but we felt it appropriate in this case simply because many of you seem unwilling to participate in MMA directly. > > Yes, the implementation is a private effort. But there's a > > good chance that the MMA membership rules and fees will be > > amended to make it easier for more of you to participate in > > the design phase of the spec... not that it's really that hard > > to become a member today. > > That would help. I suspect that your concept of "not that hard" > may not conform to the expectations or budgets of most open > software developers. This is a topic we (MMA) have debated for many years. The cost to participate in the MMA is minimal, but it is not zero. - TW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe