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• To: "'Bullard, Claude L (Len)'" <clbullar@i...>, lisarein@f...,"Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:50:35 -0400

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:clbullar@i...]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 9:17 AM
To: lisarein@f...; Simon St.Laurent
Cc: xml-dev@x...
Subject: What is a real standard? (Was: RE: standards body parallel)


Curious, Lisa.  Could you pass the word here as to 
what a real standard is?

1.  Last I heard the word, the W3C issues specs, not 
standards.  Publically, they assert a difference. 
So are you saying real standards are done elsewhere?

2.  Is there a credible difference or is the 
W3C being disingenuous about that?

3.  If the W3C is being disingenuous, why?  If 
the mission is to incubate technology, why be 
involved in standards administration?  Wouldn't 
it be better to get the technology in place then 
leave standardization to the "elsewheres" that 
specialize in that work?

Len 
http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard

Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti.
Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h


-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Rein [mailto:lisarein@f...]

It was too late, the word was out (the word is still out)
on what a real standard is.  

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