[thelist] Re: Why code for standards

[Bev Corwin]

It is true that the W3C is very generous in its final publications of
standards and standards information as decided by their exclusive groups.
Unfortunately,  the W3C does not go to any great lengths to recruit the
efforts of small businesses,  educators or contractors in the development of
their standards.  I believe this is very short sighted and excludes a very
large segment of business world.  I, for one, do not feel that such an
organization will achieve the best results when building a system of
standards by excluding a large and significant segment of the industry from
any input in the development stages of these standards.

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Subject: Re: [thelist] Re: Why code for standards


> > From: "Bev Corwin" <bev at enso-company.com>
> >
> > The fact that small businesses are excluded from standards groups by
> > the mere fact that the way the standards groups are organized and the
> > price for membership is so high,  not to mention the prudish attitudes
> [...]
>
> unlike COPC, ISO, and others, the W3C is comparitively easy to
> access as both a resource and as an organization to influence, for
> any size organization...
>
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