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> From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:clbullar@i...] <snip/> > <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. This is off-topic, but it's interesting that the XML Protocol WG has broken the mold and decided to do its work in public. Anyone can subscribe to the xml-dist-app list and follow the work of the WG and even provide comments (that from what I've seen, are pretty consistently listened to and given some level of consideration). I wonder if this is an experiment never to be repeated, or a harbinger of how future work at the W3C will proceed. My employer is a member of the W3C, so if I want to find out what's being said and decided in a WG, I can manage to do so. Nonetheless, I think a more open and public process would be healthy and I applaud the XML Protocol WG for their approach (in spite of the occasional off-topic noise that inevitably ends up on the mailing list). I know that won't satisfy those who distrust private consortiums vs. government-backed standards bodies, but it could give a broader voice to those who might otherwise not practically have any avenue for contributing to the process.
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