Re: Web Philosophy

[Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@rpbourret.com>]

Gavin Thomas Nicol wrote:
> FWIW. I will say that the DOM had *huge* conflicts as well, and
> in retrospect, it amazes me that the DOM 1 specification came
> out as well as it did. I think this is a tribute to Lauren Wood,
> the chair, and to the people on the working group that were
> willing to compromise enough for consensus, but not enough to
> totally pollute it.

I think this pretty much sums it up -- the value of your contributions
(whether you're on the WG or just a member of the public commenting on
the mailing list) really depends on the social nature of the WG, its
leaders, and its members. Like any group, some are open and some are
not. Note that this has nothing to do with the W3C or its processes.

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Ronald Bourret
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