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Subject: Re: [xtm-wg] Fixing language.xtm and country.xtm
Lars Marius Garshol wrote: > > * Lars Marius Garshol > | > | Why not publish them right now, so that we can discuss them and get > | this out of the way? > > * Sam Hunting > | > | Murray gave several reasons -- thread creep seems to have caused them > | to omitted from your posting. > > I responded to the reasons I saw. If I've missed any, feel free to > point them out. [I wrote up a nice long reply and then Netscape crashed on me. So this one is a bit shorter.] As Nikita, Sam and I have been trying to state, and either you're not listening or you simply disagree, there is *no* organization or organizational structure that would allow us to have useful and productive work that resulted in a stable document. If were were to publish a replacement for a fundamental part of the XTM 1.0 spec and people were to begin using it, that would be an abuse of any remaining trust or public integrity we might have. Yes, we have the keys to the web site, but we'd be better off posting nudie pictures there than corrupting our current work with products that don't come from a recognized group. Right now, it'd be a publication of "Murray, Lars Marius, and anyone who agreed." That's not productive. The fact that you suggest that people "in the know" could begin using the updated language.xtm and country.xtm topic maps is a strong indication that we should not make them available until such time as there is an organization that *can* approve their use. It's highly unlikely that they wouldn't be changed in some way during the TC process. Rushing this may be in your best interests, but I don't think it's in the community's. We need stability much more than we need a new topic map. Murray ........................................................................... Murray Altheim, SGML/XML Grease Monkey <mailto:altheim@eng.sun.com> XML Technology Center Sun Microsystems, 1601 Willow Rd., MS UMPK17-102, Menlo Park, CA 94025 america was once a paradise of timberland and stream but it is dying because of the greed and money lust of a thousand little kings -- archy (1927) To Post a message, send it to: xtm-wg@eGroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: xtm-wg-unsubscribe@eGroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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