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Ok, that interpretation is better. It is still bad policy. Procurement managers must be able to select the technology that best suits the technical requirements of the project. The clear example here is RELAX NG or the ISO DSDL. Preferring W3C simply because of its purported industry dominance is unacceptable rationale. len From: Rick Jelliffe [mailto:ricko@a...] 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.
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