Re: OUT OF BOUNDS DISCUSSION: Re: [vhdl-200x] Requirements to do verification

No doubt it is wise and prudent for Jim to err on the side of caution, but
it does seem unfortunate that the rules favour anecdote and speculation in
preference to verifiable data. Surely it is exactly this sort of
information that is most important to your decision making process?

Jonathan Bromley

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Jim Lewis <Jim@synthworks.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
> Please read the contents of my email titled,
>
> "Marketing Surveys are prohibited by IEEE".
>
> The rules seem fairly broad to me and seem to include
> gathering of statistical data about customers.
> I would assume that their intent is that this
> same data is not to be reported within an IEEE
> working group.
>
> Best,
> Jim
>
>
> Jim,
>> I did not see John provide any marketing surveys. Are you saying that any
>> discussion of the usage of VHDL is against the IEEE rules?
>> I do understand your position on the surveys but I saw no survey in John's
>> response.
>>
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>> David
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