Digital BW, The Print

I must have missed the MIS post everybody is talking about. What happened?

Jerry




antonisphoto@... wrote:

> 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
>
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