Digital BW, The Print

Todd,

Martin and I are conferring on what is the best course of action. I certainly find 
the MIS wording inappropriate. And it was certainly not done with our consent.
 
We will contact them and see what their intent was (beyond what it appears). I 
sometimes think people write something with good intentions (the mutual 
publicity benefit) but it turns out to "read" otherwise.  For the record, we do find 
it appropriate that the list is mentioned on the MIS site, as we do about all 
other bw-related sites, just not the wording.

On the plus side, the nice thing about this list, is that it is appropriation- and 
cooptation-proof. The ownership and most members are end-users interested 
in making the best monochrome prints that fit their styles. They don't have a 
vested interest in one product over another. So, unlike a list used by a 
Manufacturer as tech support or promotion, this one will stay on course: if the 
product doesn't work, or we like another better, you'll find out about it here. 
Nobody is asked not to mention competitive products or their prices. On the 
contrary, the more people from different BW technologies, the better.

Thanks for bringing this up.

Antonis


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Todd Flashner <tflash@e...> wrote:

> Martin, Antonis,
> 
> As list owners you should know it appears that MIS is trying to appropriate
> your list, behind the scenes, for their own ends. It is my understanding
> this list was not "developed around these (MIS) inks", but to be inclusive
> of all brands and methods of digital black & white output, including but not
> limited to inkjet, and certainly not specifically those from MIS.


> Todd Flashner