Marco,
We agree the LDS/Family Search could make it happen if they wanted to. The key word you quoted in my text was "driven". The standard hasn't been driven. Last published version 1996? Last draft 1999? And you say many things are missing that you need - "far cry" to use your words. So "sitting on it" is more accurate than "driven". It doesn't matter, though, they could do a lot if they chose to.
We also agree that they, and other players, choose not to, so it is unlikely to happen, when left in their hands.
So they have something to sell that I am not interested in buying. I would, in fact, rather use pencil and paper - but I don't have to.
As far as the telecom stuff goes, I worked for a company (a supplier) that took a different view - that interoperability was a good thing for the end users, and good for the industry because it created growth. It turned out they were right on both counts (and very profitable). Although it did take us a decade to convince AT&T in the US on that point regarding mobile networks, and I believe AT&T still made the decision based on price.
It doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.
We agree the LDS/Family Search could make it happen if they wanted to. The key word you quoted in my text was "driven". The standard hasn't been driven. Last published version 1996? Last draft 1999? And you say many things are missing that you need - "far cry" to use your words. So "sitting on it" is more accurate than "driven". It doesn't matter, though, they could do a lot if they chose to.
We also agree that they, and other players, choose not to, so it is unlikely to happen, when left in their hands.
So they have something to sell that I am not interested in buying. I would, in fact, rather use pencil and paper - but I don't have to.
As far as the telecom stuff goes, I worked for a company (a supplier) that took a different view - that interoperability was a good thing for the end users, and good for the industry because it created growth. It turned out they were right on both counts (and very profitable). Although it did take us a decade to convince AT&T in the US on that point regarding mobile networks, and I believe AT&T still made the decision based on price.
It doesn't have to be a zero-sum game.