[CREATE] Open Colour Standard(s) and LGM

[Christoph Schäfer]

Am Dienstag, 10. November 2009 11:31:17 schrieb ginger coons:
> Actually, after my previous enthusiasm, I've come up with a little sober
> second thought. Questions:
> Their goal is to sell ink and fan books. They're developing the ink. How
> can we expect them to deal with that ink? I'll take it for granted that
> they won't look kindly on other ink companies trying to make the exact same
> colours, in order to be in compliance with a hypothetical Open Colour
> Standard. Or am I wrong in thinking that?
> As for fan books, if they're manufacturing them, how will they deal with
> other people (independent print shops, for example) who may want to print
> their own? Will it be officially sanctioned or not?

Open is open, and my impression is that they understand this. There is, 
however, a real-world limitation, because it won't make sense for many 
vendors to use the standard. It also makes sense to have only one vendor of 
fans, unless compliance by others is guaranteed.

But these details can be discussed at LGM, and until representatives of the 
company subscribe to this list or join discussions on IRC, this was more of 
announcement from my side. Anything else would be speculation.

What I can tell from my communication, though, is that they are serious and 
very open-minded, at least that's my impression.


Christoph