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- From: Ann Navarro <ann@webgeek.com>
- To: Dan Brickley <Daniel.Brickley@bristol.ac.uk>, "Steven R. Newcomb" <srn@techno.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 10:07:08 -0400
At 07:06 PM 9/19/99 +0100, Dan Brickley wrote:
>
>On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, Steven R. Newcomb wrote:
>
>[sniiiippppp]
>
>> [...] The W3C is a software vendor consortium; people (including W3C
>> members) who believe otherwise are deluding themselves.
>[...]
>
>I'm sorry, I can't let this one just slip past. As Bristol University's
>Advisory Committee representative to W3C, I can assure you that agendas
>other than software vending are represented. Bristol University may be
>many things, and there are many groups here who do produce saleable
>software, but we're not software vendors. We joined W3C to participate
>in the development of specifications that affect teaching, learning and
>research applications in our *.ac.uk environment. And we're not alone
>in this...
Well put.
Ann (this time indeed speaking as the HWG AC rep)
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