[thelist] clarify standards organizations? (was Re: Why code forstandards)

[Bev Corwin]

You are making your assumptions based on what facts?  On the fact these
groups were excluded and were never given the chance?  Hmm... interesting.
Sounds rather prejudicial to me.  I, personally,  believe you might find
many who would have the time.   I would assume you would find a similar
ratio of dedicated volunteers in any particular demographic.  Unfortunately,
we will never know, will we?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lachlan Cannon" <tiedefenderdelta6 at yahoo.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 1:34 AM
Subject: Re: [thelist] clarify standards organizations? (was Re: Why code
forstandards)


>
> --- Bev Corwin <bev at enso-company.com> wrote:
> > I believe it was originally about ISO,  then someone
> > asked about W3C.... I
> > believe both orgs have suffered from excusionary
> > practices,  which was my
> > point.   I do not see small businesses as having a voice
> > in these orgs.
> > There isn't much educational outreach / University
> > involvement, individual
> > contractors,  just large company employees as memebers.
>
> Please tell me this. How many small businesses can afford
> to employ someone full time to participate in making
> standards? How many students have the time to participate?
> I'm in Year 12 now, and I would definitely not have the
> time to do something like that, and I'm doing less than
> most people.
>
> >
> >
> > > I just want clarify that this thread is not about the
> > topic of the
> > original
> > > inquiry, which was to help someone clarify reasons and
> > get URLs to explain
> > > to colleagues why it matters to code a CMS to be
> > standards-compliant
> > > (referring to the W3C recommendations and Web
> > Standards).
> > >
> >
> > This is a good point.  I don't think of the W3C as a
> > standards organization,
> > however, they do publish many guidelines for the Web.
> > I've found their
> > group members also limited to only employees of either
> > government or large
> > corporations, as well.  Therefore suffering from the same
> > limitations to
> > their professed goals.
>
> Once again, who else has the time to participate / money to
> employ someone to participate? I'm just lgad that there are
> big companies who care enough about it to employ people to
> do just that. Even if they do only do it so they can have a
> say.
>
> Lach
>
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