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[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] The Web's Full Potential (Was Re: experts)
 writes: The problem is not experts/trenches, but how to have systems that allow Rick, The W3C slogan is "Leading the Web to its Full Potential ...". Two important facets are left unstated: Potential to what? For whose benefit? Whatever the answer to those two important questions, I believe we will see huge differences over the next few years in the matters which you raise. When I first had access to the Web (in the UK) in 1994 it was markedly USA-centric. In the last 2 years or so I see that changing. The Web hitherto has also been English-language-centric. Arguably not in principle, but in practice it has been, in my view. Your comment raises the thorny issue of what W3C *should* be. Is it a trade organisation/cartel? A "standards" organisation? For the benefit of large corporations? For the benefit of users? Some novel hybrid? These are big questions which, I guess, some would prefer were not discussed. I commented in an earlier post that W3C was pretty centralised, but out in the real world W3C members are having to become increasingly customer-focussed. I envisage W3C going the same direction, but don't imagine that there won't be some kicking and screaming along the way. :) In 5 or 10 years I expect to see a much more customer-focussed, customer-responsive W3C. As the (apocryphal?) Chinese curse says, "We live in interesting times!". :) Regards Andrew Watt 
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