Re: [vhdl-200x] Announcement

Bailey, Stephen wrote:
> All,
> 
> At its Board of Directors meeting at DAC, Accellera approved the 
> formation of a working group for VHDL.  The IEEE has provided Accellera 
> permission to create derivative works based on 1076 as long as the 
> derivative works are submitted back to the IEEE for standardization.
> First, I cannot overstate why I believe this development is good for VHDL.  

Well, I couldn't let this pass without comment. This may or may not turn 
out to be 'good for VHDL', but it certainly marks the end of the road 
for DASC. When 1647 goes over to Accellera DASC will be finished, period.

What I find extraordinary is that, over the past couple of years, the 
IEEE has effectively given away the EDA standards space to Accellera, 
without seeing fit to even inform, let alone consult, the DASC members.

I, for one, would like to know precisely which individual at the IEEE 
has been responsible for this process, and what mandate they had to 
carry this through.

Evan Lavelle