Google| Subject | Re: Paintshop and Corel |
| From | Tony Cooper |
| Date | 11/26/2013 21:51 (11/26/2013 15:51) |
| Message-ID | <ln1a99l8do45a63svi40iuv6be85u8thb2@4ax.com> |
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| Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
| Follows | J. Clarke |
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On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:54:57 -0500, "J. Clarke" <jclarkeusenet@cox.net>wrote:
J. ClarkeI don't know that usage. I'm not involved in IT in any way, so if there's a jargon use for "policy", then it's new to me.
Tony, just a comment here but someone working in IT would typically use "policy" to describe what you are referring to as a "protocol", which could be part the reason that people are being so argumentative.
I'd appreciate a definition of "policy" as it applies to IT work. Preferably, a definition in your own words rather than a link. Link definitions tend to contain references that need definitions.
To me, a "policy" would be a set of regulations that determine how a situation will be handled. A "protocol", though, is a set of steps that will be followed in performing a task. A policy determines what people do, but the protocol determines what a program does.
Correct me if I'm wrong about a policy in an IT context.
-- Tony Cooper - Orlando FL
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