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I think we can figure this out.
Big companies have big sway in the standards bodies
because little companies like to do deals with big companies, and big companies
also like to do deals with other big companies.
It's true that the little folk can make a
contribution, usually before the big guys get interested, and sometimes such
contributions are acknowledged and benefit the little guy. Sometimes of course
they don't.
The nice thing about the Web is that it's brought
some respect to the power of the individual. TBL gave us all a big boost with
his success, now the minds are at least a bit more open to it.
Dave
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