• From: KenNorth <KenNorth@e...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:38:08 -0700

> Remember, ISO SGML conformance was a mandate for CALS.

Yes, but I think we're likely to see a much stronger emphasis on standards
as governments mandate a move to e-commerce -- particularly for doing
business with the government.

> That said, the W3C is supposed to be inculcating
> technologies, not registering standards.

There is ample precedent for an consortium acting as an incubator, but
periodically submitting specifications to ANSI/ISO. SQL Access Group and
X/Open were consortia that acted as an SQL incubator, but they submitted the
SQL specs to ANSI/ISO (1986, 1989, 1992, 1995).

Submitting XML to the ISO would not diminish the W3C's on-going role as an
XML incubator.

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  • RE: RELAX to ISO
    • From: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>

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