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Re: The truth about standards...

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• Subject: Re: The truth about standards...
• From: "Rick Jelliffe" <ricko@a...>
• Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:20:24 +1100
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> 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:
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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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