Re: Microsoft contact

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>]

At 00/09/11 12:12 -0700, Lynda VanVleet wrote:
>After his keynote, I introduced myself to David Turner from Microsoft

Yes, David is my contact regarding XSLT conformance and as I reported in 
our Boston meeting I've talked with him a number of times before regarding 
the committee, including an invitation to join the original voting member 
group (last correspondence related to voting membership sent to David 
Turner and Jonathan Marsh dated May 10, 2000 08:00).

>and
>told him the XSLT conformance committee would be contacting him for a
>contact to supply information on how Microsoft handles the discretionary
>issues in the XSLT spec.  He immediately asked if Ken was present and said
>he had been contacted several times and had not responded.

This is news to me ... I'll write him tomorrow and clear up any problems 
with communication.

>David stated
>that for now he will be the contact but that he would "soon" have a person
>assigned to be "actively involved" with the committee.  He also stated that
>Microsoft would donate test cases to the committee.

This is good news.

>I am willing to contact David and the person Microsoft provides to work with
>the committee or you can take this over if that is appropriate.

If you would like to take on managing them regarding their contribution, 
that would be a great help.  Thanks.

................. Ken

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