xml-dev - RE: Who will maintain SAX?

["Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>]

Would OASIS consider a policy whereby 
for SAX and other sepcification developed 
originally in the open, they remain that.  
IOW, there is no requirement to become 
a member to contribute or have access 
if the original owners state that 
explicitly?  Sort of like the provisions 
in a will...

Perhaps someone can ask Laura about this? 

Please note, I'm not against the W3C, IETF, ISO 
etc., just seeking information about what 
the best deal could be.  The W3C looks a 
little overwhelmed from here and expensive.
SAX does merit first class membership alongside 
DOM.  Frankly, I can no longer imagine 
a practical system in which I don't need both.

Len Bullard
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-----Original Message-----
From: Simon St.Laurent [mailto:simonstl@simonstl.com]
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 3:11 PM
To: Bullard, Claude L (Len); xml-dev
Subject: RE: Who will maintain SAX?


At 03:33 PM 10/2/00 -0500, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
>Ok, so almost all of the contenders have a 
>closed or semi-closed polity of some kind.  
>
>SAX won't go away no matter who owns the 
>record of authority.  And SAX is pretty 
>complete, isn't it?  So a lot of changes 
>to that record aren't imminent.
>
>What about OASIS?  They were founded for 
>just such activities.  At least in the 
>strict sense of a markup organization, 
>they is us.    Costs?

$250/year for individual membership, $2500 for small company.

I haven't yet found a good reason to fork over $250, but it's not outside
the realm of possibility. (Neither are any of the other groups, but I'd
rather not have to pay to participate on SAX, currently an open project.)

Simon St.Laurent
XML Elements of Style / XML: A Primer, 2nd Ed.
XHTML: Migrating Toward XML
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