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From: <511251@m...> > That is absolutely correct - but I would like to respectfully emphasis that > this document is not intended as a standard, but simply as a series of > guidelines. Therefore, it is not considered policy in any way. Original Message: ----------------- From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) clbullar@i... > Take a look at the Draft Federal Standard for > XML Developers. Note that it prefers W3C specs > over works from other organizations even if the > W3C specs are works in progress. So in a policy > document, the sort of thing Gosling mentions is > indeed happening. No, I still cannot see it. Gosling/Len says that standards are accepted before they are created. The Draft Fed Standard says to use W3C Recommendations and check for Proposed Recommendations: a Proposed Recommendation is a (three-month) window, when the technology is no longer a work-in-progress but finalized. Last Call is over, and the issue is just one of status. If they said to favour Candidate Recommendations, it might be a different matter. The allowance for checking Proposed Recommendations would just prevent embarrassment. Cheers Rick Jelliffe
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