• From: David Brownell <david-b@p...>
• To: Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo@m...>,xml-dev <xml-dev@l...>
• Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 09:24:09 -0700

> How about the IETF?

A few years back there was a strong feeling at IETF that
they didn't want to do APIs.  They're for protocols and
data formats (e.g. HTTP and MIME) where stability is
a generally accepted goal ... unlike the original situation
with HTML, which MSFT and NSCP tended to view
as a commercial platform more than a neutral standard.

I do like the openness of the IETF processes, as a rule.
But they're not for _all_ specifications.

- Dave

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  • Home for independent open specifications (was: Collected Works of SAX)
    • From: Eric van der Vlist <vdv@d...>
  • Re: Home for independent open specifications (was: Collected Works ofSAX)
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