RE: [xtm-wg] Proposal for Chris Angus to be Invited Guest to XTM Authoring Gro up

["Michel Biezunski" <mb@infoloom.com>]

> [daniel]
> > We must understand the issues and make decisions based on those
> > issues rather than on political considerations or time deadlines.

[Sam]

> I see meeting deadlines for deliverables as absolutely essential to
> promoting the topic map paradigm, which is our mission. Fortunately,
> the AG directed, in Dallas, that there be a set of core deliverables,
> and a deadline.
>
> The benefits for making our December deadline (well, with an
> unfortunate one-day slip) are already beginning to be visible, in terms
> of media coverage, implementations, mention by TBL, forthcoming
> publications, funding, etc. In other words, the AG is making a market,
> which is what successful specifications do. I am extremely reluctant to
> characterize these market-making benefits as "political
> considerations".
>
> So, non-delivery, or late delivery, becomes an "issue."


Sam is absolutely right. There is no point to make a priority in
"understanding the issues" rather than meeting the deadlines. If we would do
otherwise, we would end up with something that all of would be happy with --
several years from now -- and that would be considered of interest by no one
outside of our small group. Daniel, you need to come back to reality. We are
building an industry here, and we need to adjust to those rules. This has
nothing to do with an academic exercise, and since we are assembling
contributions from several people, you need to understand that there is no
way that one contribution can be entirely preserved as such in the final
document. And respecting the deadlines is the most important guideline for
ensuring success to our initiative.

Michel
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