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From: alanr@rd.bbc.co.uk (Alan Roberts)
Subject: Re: Color space FAQ
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Alfred A. Hambidge, Jr. (hambidge@sis.bms.com) wrote:
: In article <CzzMvH.1E7@bbc.co.uk>, alanr@rd.bbc.co.uk (Alan Roberts) writes:

: >But seriously, please don't use David's FAQ, it has too many errors and is
: >highly misleading in places. When we can find out how to, we'll get it
: >removed.

: Instead of trying to "get it removed", why not post corrections?
: Show us where he errs, and give us your version of the FAQ.
: I'm sure many lowly practitioners like myself would learn a great
: deal.  And of course, who doesn't like a lively scientific dispute? :-)

We thought of that, but there are significant errors in every section,
most of the equations are misleading in that they use symbols in a non-
standard way, he uses English in an idiomatic way that blurs meaning.

We would have to post a completely new document. Strangely enough, that's
exactly what we have done. Charles Poynton of Sun Microsystems has posted
two background documents in Adobe PDF format, I have contributed to another
document full of equations and maths with Adrian Ford and that is posted
as well, but not here since BBC does not do such things.

I haven't got the ftp sites to hand (I didn't post them), I'll try to get
Adrian to do a frequent posting of their whereabouts.

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