IPC and JEDEC Standards and Publications are designed to serve the public
interest through eliminating misunderstandings between manufacturers and
purchasers, facilitating interchangeability and improvement of products, and
assisting the purchaser in selecting and obtaining with minimum delay the
proper product for his particular need. Existence of such Standards and
Publications shall not in any respect preclude any member or nonmember
of IPC or JEDEC from manufacturing or selling products not conforming
to such Standards and Publications, nor shall the existence of such Standards
and Publications preclude their voluntary use by those other than IPC or
JEDEC members, whether the standard is to be used either domestically
or internationally.