XM Industry Standards Assessment Procedure

=Assessment Philosophy=

Since OSE assumes in general that any 'breakthrough' is merely incremental mash-up of existing knowhow - the best way to begin the development process of any technology is to perform exhaustive research on existing tools and their mechanisms. See sample analysis from the Ironworker machine. Otherwise, one risks 'reinventing the wheel' - the default practice of propriety research and development.

Is it really the default practice, if that seems wasteful? Yes, non-collaboratory business (BAU) is extremely wasteful. Wannabe monopolies do not publish their R&D openly - which means that development efforts in BAU enterprises such as universities or corporations start from the ground up - ie, reinvent the wheel - as opposed to building on a readily-accessible pool of knowledge.

Generating such a readily-available pool of knowledge - by open publishing of a neutral assessment of existing technologies - can contribute greatly to a Distributive Economy.

Therefore, the intent of the Industry Standards Analysis is to inform the general public as well as product developers of the state of art - as a take-off point for further development. Therefore, new developments will build on the existing know-how - as opposed to reinventing the wheel. However, designs and blueprints must also be available for building upon the work of others. Therefore, the Industry Standards Analysis is only the beginning of the full opensourcing of a given technology.

=Assessment Procedure=

A good analysis of industry standards should include at least 3 samples, and a chart for each:

Brand - Model - Rating - Basic Design Features - Advantages - Drawbacks	- Cost - Weight - Dimensions (Lxwxh)" - Link to Source.