Dave Hall: 'start calling for Year 2000 READY'
'Folks,
I coming to the conclusion that there is no such thing as Year 2000 COMPLIANT. There are too many variations, standards, solution methods, etc. I suggest that we stop calling for Year 2000 compliance and start calling for Year 2000 READY. The definition would be as follows:
Year 2000 Ready - the equipment/application/etc. will operate as documented in 19XX, 2000, 20XX, etc. using the documented method.
Such a requirement would eliminate a lot of arguments and still would provide the following uses:
1. Everyone buying the equipment/application/etc. would know exactly what it will do in every year and every circumstance (looking ahead, looking back, cross centuries, etc>).
2. Everyone would know HOW the equipment/application/etc. does this (windowing, encapsulation, expansion, etc.).
3. Everyone would know what bridging was necessary to incorporate the equipment/application/etc. into their system.
4. Vendors would have less incentive to muddle, weasel word, etc. the warranty and license.
5. The legal aspects would be easier to handle (I think, any lawyer out there want to comment on this one?).
6. Everyone could get real answers to their questionaires on Year 2000 aspects of equipment/applications/etc.
Discussion on this idea?
Dave Hall
Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
dhall@enteract.com'
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From: "david c hall/tatd/73158" <ftrdch@naic.wpafb.af.mil>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 16:37:11 -0500
To: year2000-discuss@year2000.com
Subject: Year 2000 Ready: 'Opinion Poll' |
