[fitsbits] Start of "Foreign File Encapsulation" Public Comment Period

[Preben Grosbol]

On Friday 29 September 2006 23:14, William Pence wrote:
> This convention defines a new FITS extension type with
>
> XTENSION= 'FOREIGN '
>...
> This Public Comment Period will remain open for 30 days.
This is a specification of a local FITS extension and should be
treated as such and not as a 'convention'.  If there is general
support, one should considered to start to process of defining
a standard extensions.  Security issues may well need to be
addressed.

Cheers,
Preben Grosbol