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On 19/10/2011 6:53 PM, Lew wrote:
> What makes something "officially" a design pattern?  Is there a
> Design Pattern Agency that issues official a DPA Seal of Approval?

Of course!  The DPA spans the globe certifying design patterns and 
giving them their gold seal of approval. :-)

Sorry, I work in enterprise software and see a lot of so called 
"official" and "certified" crap in software vendor marketing material. :-)

Although, in a serious vein, isn't the Portland repository considered 
sort of official by a lot of design pattern folks?