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At 03:11 PM 7/19/2001 -0500, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: ><notaBene>I'm not in favor of closed groups that >go off and plan the future in secret. Never have >been, but the W3C is the owner >of XML, does as it thinks, and in the case of a >major release version, that group would be a >consideration. Given the effect on other >parts of the web architecture, it would be >prudent to get that in motion if it is an >inevitability before serious consideration >or heated debates over a major features >release.</notaBene> My fear, is that we have seen a tendency of late for even intra-W3C development and communication to be insular -- making impossible or improbable the chances for success where one group has been *given* the requirement of being dependent on another group, who then chooses at will to accept or disregard the requirements of the dependent group at will, and often for less-than-technical reasons. The W3C may be a ocean, but the ports between her islands certainly need to be open. (OK, I have sailing on the brain, but you get the point). Ann Ann Navarro, WebGeek Inc. http://www.webgeek.com/ Now in print! Effective Web Design, 2nd Edition http://www.webgeek.com/books/ What's on my mind? http://www.snorf.net/blog/
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