Since I did the kick-off of the current discussion (but not its tangent into
Telco RAND preferences), I thought I would bring it to this list for
archival purposes and further recollection.
I have seen a number of interesting comments, on-list and off-list.
One question was whether I was objecting to a particular chartering or was
this a general observation.
1. It is a general observation. I have seen the formulaic response "RAND is
a valid OASIS IPR mode" in more than one instance (possibly in one of its RF
variations too).
2. It was observing a recurrence of the formula that triggered my reaction,
but I was not reacting in any way with regard to the chartering of that
particular TC and its choice of IPR. I really was questioning the
non-responsive or dissembling nature of the formulaic response.
I have further observations after seeing some reactions and on-/off-list
discussion, but I shall mull on them a bit longer.
- Dennis