RE: [xml-dev] ISO and the Standards Golden Hammer (was Re: [xml-d ev] You call that a standard?)

["Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>]

> I believe when most folks say "what has ISO done," they want 
> examples that
> started in ISO (or ITU, most folks comingle them), rather than another
> phase on an existing work.  If all you need is the latter, 
> than just have
> ISO versions of IP, TCP, HTTP/1.1, and SSL.

It used to be a rule that ISO was not allowed to start new work, it was only
allowed to ratify work submitted by one of its member bodies. So that's not
a very good test!

Michael Kay