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Procrustes (or Procuste) was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed, he cut off the legs; if shorter, he stretched them till they fitted it. Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes. ''See [[w:Procrustes]]'' for more on this original myth, which is of significance to [[trolls]] who often protest such standardizing treatment.'' | Procrustes (or Procuste) was a robber of Attica, who placed all who fell into his hands upon an iron bed. If they were longer than the bed, he cut off the legs; if shorter, he stretched them till they fitted it. Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes. ''See [[w:Procrustes]]'' for more on this original myth, which is of significance to [[trolls]] who often protest such standardizing treatment.'' | ||
Project '''Procrustes''' | Project '''Procrustes''' is a requirements { policies, procedures, and technology } interoperability database. Aspects of its work relevant to public policy appear [http://www.seedwiki.com/page.cfm?doc=procrustes%20RFP&wikiid=6231 at seedwiki where various projects and RFPs are analyzed]. | ||
This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink. | Its name comes from the [[w:Procrustes|mythological inn-keeper]]. And its moral is 'do you make your own bed and lie in it'? This metaphor evolves into the [[extreme testing|extreme fitness tests]] for products, including safety standards, and insists for example, that leaders, upon declaring a town's water supply to be safe, do themselves take a drink. | ||
A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives. | A consumer is either on the leading edge or the bleeding edge of change. Small markets are often dominated by monopolies. Small organizations, especially [[not-for-profit]]s will be champions of alternatives. | ||