xml-dev - RE: standards body parallel

[David Megginson <david@megginson.com>]

Jonathan.Robie@SoftwareAG-USA.com writes:

 > sure, big companies have more resources for lobbying, and are more
 > likely to be able to devote full-time developers to help with the
 > technical work.

You'd think so, but then again, look at the developers who did the
actual prototypical (pre-REC) XML programming work -- Norbert Mikula,
Tim Bray, James Clark, David Megginson [me!], Peter Murray-Rust, Henry
Thompson, and a few others who'll justly be upset I've forgotten them,
all at that time independents or academic researchers.  More
independents and academics did similar work for the other XML-related
standards as they came around.


All the best,


David

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