Keep the maintainers in mind
Keep the maintainers in mind
Posted Sep 16, 2021 11:45 UTC (Thu) by ncm (guest, #165)In reply to: Keep the maintainers in mind by LtWorf
Parent article: SPDX Becomes Internationally Recognized Standard for Software Bill of Materials
Standards have one main purpose: interoperability.
Sometimes equipment interaction, or substitutibility. Often, education, or interaction with your and others' brains. Often, quality, because international standards get a great deal more attention than things thrown together on the spot.
They are often used just to make contracts shorter and easier to negotiate.