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> XSLT is another interesting case ... one could hypothesize > that its success stems in part > from the fact that it is "a DSSSL subset with angle brackets" > (at least that's how it was > explained to me in about 1998). I think there's another reason as well: I wasn't involved with XSLT at the time, but my impression has always been that the original WG worked in a rather different way from most standards groups. I may be simplifying, but it operated, as far as I can tell, with one person (James Clark) as the acknowledged chief designer, and the rest of the group acting primarily in a supporting role. That's a good model for achieving high quality and high productivity, but the organizational structures we use don't encourage it. Michael Kay
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