RE: [xml-dev] Re: determining ID-ness in XML

["Champion, Mike" <Mike.Champion@SoftwareAG-USA.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Veillard [mailto:veillard@redhat.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 4:57 PM
> To: Tim Bray
> Cc: ietf-xml-mime@imc.org; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Re: determining ID-ness in XML
> > Procedurally?  A new W3C note leading to a tiny 2-page REC,
> > I'd say.  Easier than re-opening either the XML or Namespace
> > RECs. 
> 
>   Agreed, though there isn't that many WG who can handle this
> at the moment, I see only Core, and one may need to apply serious
> pressure to get more work added to an existing WG. But who knows ...

Hmmm ..... check out
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/technology/29WEB.html

"The [MSN vs Opera/Mozilla/etc.] imbroglio was another example of how the
Web is really regulated. It is not a matter of enforcement agencies in
Washington, politicians or lobbyists. Instead, the Internet cops on the
block are mainly a band of elite - and vigilant - software experts who keep
things honest because they have the technical and moral authority. Their
views cannot be ignored."

What's sauce for Microsoft is sauce for the W3C, no?