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Subject:Standards and Best Practices From:ericsutherland <ericsutherland -at- netscapeonline -dot- co -dot- uk> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:43:04 +0100
Hi,
So far all the views on standards have forgotten or missed or don't know
that standards are guidance documents that help the users shape their
own or client organisations best practices. These being changed to meet
new requirements.
Eric Sutherland, 20+ years freelancing
Author, Publisher & Trainer of management systems
ericsutherland -at- netscapeonline -dot- co -dot- uk
