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Ronald Bourret says: > (a) are well enough known to get invited, > (b) have enough time to contribute at the level of a WG member, > (c) have enough money to attend (flight, hotel, etc.) the WG meetings. > > (a) cuts out most of the world and (b) and (c) cut out most of the > remaining people. If you don't qualify for (a) then frankly, you probably wouldn't be much use to a WG anyway. If you don't have time to dedicate (point (b)) you are also going to end up wasting other peoples time, and be useless in a WG. Finally, point (c), given suitable levels of (a) and (b) is rarely a problem... people will work around logistic issues if you have proven valuable enough. Even for someone sponsored by a W3C member, WG participation requires a *lot* of time, a *lot* of knowledge, and a *lot* of perseverence. If you don't have these you will not contribute significantly to the WG. You're right, most people don't have the expertise, dedication, or resources to participate. I am personally thankful for that... > I'm not saying anything about whether the W3C is open or closed > -- just that I'm tired of hearing the "invited expert" argument > as a reasonable route to allow non-W3C members to participate. My retort is that if you have proven value, this is a perfectly viable option.
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