[filmscanners] RE: large scanning project

["Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>]

Complicating the certification by making varying types and degrees of
certification would only complicate things so as to make what most users
do not now understand completely unintelligible to them and would serve
little use to any except the experts.  My two cents, for what it is
worth.  :-)

----Original Message----
From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of Francis Corvin
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:52 AM
To: laurie@advancenet.net
Subject: [filmscanners] Re: large scanning project

> You could suggest degrees of certification. E.g., bronze
> would be bog-standard technical compliance. Platinum would be
> granted for commitment to cover support across a number of
> platforms, OS, for a certain number of years, open
> publication of APIs, high security, a process to handle
> customers requests, and maximum turnaround on critical bug/security
> fixes. Etc.
>
> Regards,
>
> Francis
>
> At 31/05/2006 04:01, Arthur Entlich wrote:
>
>> I had an idea that I pitched to MS a few years back, that they not
>>   issue a "Windows Compatible" designation on a peripheral unless the
>> company signs an agreement that they will guarantee to supply
>> upgraded drivers with changes in OS's for a certain number of years
>> (I thought 8-10 years would be about right).
>>
>> MS's legitimate response was the company is already accused of trying
>> to control the industry and this would not go over well with with
>> peripheral manufacturers.  However, since MS owns the certification
>> process, personally, I'd like to see them require some minimal time
>> period on all certified products.
>
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