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On 12/21/2015 05:03 PM, Ouabache Designworks (z3qmtr45 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>     is non proprietary. Embrace it.
>
>     Embrace the concepts and models it uses, even if we still start with our own file formats and internal data structures.
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>     Best regards,
>
>     Peter Clifton

>   Tried to find a copy and they want $198 for it.


Same thought occurred to me as I saw those words, "is non proprietary"...
It's property of a standards org and they charge unreasonable rates for standards, almost all of them.