[ANSI-Smalltalk] Part 3 & 4 of the project application

[Bruce Badger]

Here is a first go at filling in parts 3 and 4 of the project
application.  All this is right off the top of my head.  If you have
any comments suggestions please post them to the list.  I will have a
talk with the INCITS people to see what kind of thing they would
expect in these sections if not the lame stuff I have just written.

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 3. Business Case for Developing the Proposed Standard or Technical Report

    3.1 Description

           The proposed project will continue the work started with the ANSI
           INCITS 319-1998 standard.

    3.2. Existing Practice and the Need for a Standard

            ANSI INCITS 319-1998 has been widely adopted in the various dialects
            of Smalltak, but programming practice and  the IT
landscape have moved
            on.  The proposed project aims to keep the Smalltalk
standard current.

    3.3. Implementation Impacts of the Proposed Standard

        3.3.1 Development Costs

           The Smalltalk standard will reduce costs for the users of
Smalltalk dialects
           by making libraries and utilities mire portable between
dialects and thus
           reducing rework costs.

        3.3.2 Impact on Existing or Potential Markets

          The consistency between Smalltalk dialects brought about by
the standard
          will make Smalltalk an even more attractive option for
application developes
          and so the Smalltalk market has a whole will be strengthened.


        3.3.3 Costs and Methods for Conformity Assessment

          The idea of automated unit tests has long been established
in the Smalltalk
          community.  A suite of unit tests for conformance with
INCITS 319-1998 exists
          already.  Extensions to the Smalltalk standard would be
reflected in these
          unit tests.


        3.3.4 Return on Investment

          For all parties the return on the investment of time and
resources in the Smalltalk
          standard will come from an enlarged market for Smalltalk
products and services.


    3.4 Legal Considerations

        3.4.1 Patent Assertions

          Formal members of the project will be required to announce
any patents they have
          which cover parts of the existing or proposed standard.


        3.4.2 Dissemination of the Standard or Technical Report

          ????


 4. Related Standards Activities

    4.1 Existing Standards
        INCITS 319-1998

    4.2 Related Standards Activity
       We are not aware of any other work on a Smalltalk standard

    4.3 Recommendations for Close Liaison
       none

 5. Units of Measurement used in the Standard
        n/a


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