Re: [xtm-wg] RE: Bernard Vatant now an invited guest to XTM

[Steve Pepper <pepper@ontopia.net>]

Bernard,

Thanks for your posting, which shows you understood my concern.
That is the most important thing. Congratulations on becoming an
invited guest and I look forward to meeting and working with you
in Paris.

Steve

At 17:59 11/01/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Thanks to all, and particular thanks to Jack that pushed my candidature
>with such enthusiasm :)
>
>I somehow understand anyway Steve Pepper's concern about the time not being
>the best one to step into the group.
>Having already too many different viewpoints, adding one more is maybe at
>risks to slow the needed convergence and agreement process. OTOH "external"
>intervention sometimes helps a group to find consensus.
>Anyway, to reinsure him and maybe other ones remembering how easily I can
>drift to the "being more meta than you" debate : my involvement there is
>grounded on pedagogical and communication preoccupations. I'm well aware
>the time is to be pragmatic and consolid what has been agreed on, to build
>a solid, coherent and understandable core. I will keep on this "clarity"
>ground : whatever we agree on now for such or such "detail" conceptual
>point is less important than to make crystal clear what has been agreed on,
>for both ourselves and users through specification syntax and prose.
>
>BTW : I confirm I'll attend the Paris meeting  ;-)


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