Everett M. Greene wrote: > > There are anti-trust ramifications to participating in standarization > activities unless the activities are done under the auspices o a > recognized standards organization and follow proper procedures. There are plenty of standards established by trade associations (EIA, W3C, etc.), or professional societies (IEEE, etc.). The GDM was sponsored by several genealogical societies. There would have been no anti-trust problems, even if genealogical software were on the DoJ's radar. -- Thomas M. Sommers -- tms@nj.net -- AB2SB