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Ann Navarro wrote: > > At 12:12 PM 3/27/01, Ronald Bourret wrote: > >(b) have enough time to contribute at the level of a WG member, > >(c) have enough money to attend (flight, hotel, etc.) the WG meetings. > > > > Ok, but if you don't have (b) and (c) available, how do you expect to be > able to participate? At what level? Participating on public mailing lists, reading specs and giving feedback, etc. are all reasonable levels of participation. These require time (but not the 20-50% required of a WG member) and very little money (except to finance that time). The argument frequently repeated on xml-dev is that people who participate at this level aren't getting their input taken seriously and don't know enough about what's going on due to the semi-closed nature of WG's. My experiences (noted elsewhere) is that it depends a lot on the group you're dealing with. I personally find the confidentiality rules annoying, but I also understand the need for them at some level. -- Ronald Bourret Programming, Writing, and Training XML, Databases, and Schemas http://www.rpbourret.com
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