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> > 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. You don't have to be in the WG to do this. People *do* listen to the outside world (usually anyway)... > 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. My experience is that in general, people *are* listened to, and if there is really something significant they can offer, they will be asked to clarify or to participate. That's not always the case, but I think it's *usually* the case.
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