> -----Original Message----- > From: Dare Obasanjo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 11:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Tim Bray; Atom WG > Subject: Re: Posted PaceDeclareVictoryOnFormat
[snip] > No public standards body I am aware of isn't guilty of > this today. The IETF (which Atom will be published > under) has a particularly nasty habit of not even > bothering to update specs at all which is a LOT WORSE > than updating them without revving the spec. This is an artifact of the IETF "membership" (perhaps more accurately described as the "lack of formal membership") structure. If no one is willing to volunteer to do the work, the specs don't get updated. The positive aspect of this structure is that *anyone* who has an interest in the topic can step up to the task if they wish. It just takes someone willing to make the commitment. Yes, this sometimes means that implementers do their own thing when the need arises and no one has the interest or energy to work on the specs. It's a part of the culture that we recognize and try to deal with when people *do* express enough interest. -Scott-
