[fitsbits] Proposed Changes to the FITS Standard

[William Pence]

Steve Allen wrote:
> On Fri 2007-08-17T13:18:40 -0400, William Pence hath writ:
>>   1. Keywords that have a value shall not be repeated in a header.
> 
> If this is to be implemented with exactly that wording then
> on behalf of UCO/Lick/Keck I have to ask for a very clear
> answer to this question:
> 
> Starting when?
> 
> We can do it, but in order to move the organization to get there we're
> going to need a little warning beforehand.

Whether or not this exact wording is approved, you should probably 
consider yourself warned that it might happen. :-)

The earliest that the regional FITS committees and the IAUFWG could 
approve a new version of the FITS Standard would be early 2008.  If 
there were major disagreements, I would guess that it could take up to 
an additional year to resolve the issues.

Bill Pence
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