Re: [xml-dev] XML still just a W3C Recommendation?

The ISO standard details Xml in terms of SGML being careful not to appear as an alternate source

On Apr 12, 2013 8:16 AM, "Liam R E Quin" <liam@w3.org> wrote:

> �I thought there were moves some
> time back in W3C to gain some kind of ISO liason status, or
> does it already have it?

Yes. We have PAS status, I think it's called.

> �Will this ever likely lead to XML itself
> getting an ISO number?

Why? What advantage would we get? Are there significant markets where
XML is not used because it doesn't have a number from ISO and (more
importantly) where XML would be a net benefit?

Liam

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