The copy of the email to Mark Evans / Aero & MMC does state that it is an "Open" email.
This is from Google, yes I know, well I'm not putting it writing, so please don't start on that one.
"At Google we believe that open systems win. They lead to more innovation, value, and freedom of choice for consumers, and a vibrant, profitable, and competitive ecosystem for businesses. Many companies will claim roughly the same thing since they know that declaring themselves to be open is both good for their brand and completely without risk. After all, in our industry there is no clear definition of what open really means. It is a Rashomon-like term: highly subjective and vitally important."
I personally think that this thread could have been a lot better if it had actually discussed the engineering merits of either RS&S design versus Aero / MMC.
Instead of becoming a you said this and that thread.
