Re: [xml-dev] Political opinions and this list

["Ken North" <kennorth@sbcglobal.net>]

>> I believe the vast majority (though I do not know for sure) of participants
of this thread are not standards developers nor follow the process very
closely.

There has been a history here of participation by people involved in creating de
facto and de jure standards - particularly W3C specs. The archives will show
there have been discussions, pro and con, about the merits of particular
specifications.