Thread Subject: Re: Combined HardwareSubcommittee Proposal

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From: Randy Marsden (Home)
Date: Fri, Dec 15 2006 11:20 PM

> My comments below. (Randy)
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> Closed is an attribute ­ not a category of products. So we can't sort it out.
> If DTandNB takes on the closed issue it would have to also take on closed
> software. That may be ok. It just should not be taken that ?closed¹ only
> applies to PCs.
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> True, but I don¹t agree that DT and NB should take on closed software. As per
> your next comment below, that should be handled by Software and Web. Note
> also that we are proposing to change the name of the Desktops and Portables
> subcommittee to ³Hardware and Self-Contained², to make it explicit that we are
> no longer only talking about PC¹s.
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> I think all of the groups need to be thinking about ?closed¹. Maybe a better
> way to think about it is that ?closed¹ be disbanded and that ALL groups take
> on the topic as a THEME as it would apply to their areas.
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> Agreed. There is a broader implication in what we are proposing here.
> Section 508 explicitly includes a section (§1194.25 ) for ³Self-contained,
> closed products². By ³retiring² that subcommittee, are we also saying we want
> to retire that part of 508? There is a fair bit of content in that section
> that we wouldn¹t want to lose. Can we adequately incorporate that content in
> the other sub-sections?
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> -Randy Marsden
> ATIA
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> Gregg
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> Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
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