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RE: Will XML change the character of W3C?

• From: Ann Navarro <ann@w...>
• To: sam th <sam@u...>
• Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:32:08 -0400

At 01:28 PM 10/19/00 -0500, sam th wrote:

>So, what you are saying is that the reason that the 'rest of us' don't get
>to see behind the curtain is that we couldn't handle the knowledge?  You
>can't tell us what your reasons are, because then you would have to admit
>to being a club to help the members sell more software?

No, not at all.

What I'm saying is that the answer might have to be a "the best compromise 
made was this decision". Getting into the blow-by-blow is why the process 
isn't open to begin with, and if it were, all the "real" arguments would be 
made in the hallways and back alleys of private mail.

Sometimes there is an easily divulged technical reason. Sometimes it's 
because the group final gave in to someone (or several someones) being a 
pedantic ass about something. Telling the world THAT doesn't do anyone any 
good.

Ann
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