<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>One, you and Mr. Allman seem to skip past
the point that is was another poster that began to list the articles here.

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> 

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Two, part of the idea of open lists is to
discuss items related to the standard openly.   OO (XML).

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> 

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Three, this list has a long history of
open discussion on a wide range of topics and you should familiarize yourselves
with the history of a list before you attempt to direct it away from topics you
personally find discomforting.

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> 

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Since you are both newcomers, learn the
ropes.

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> 

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Delete and endure.  

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> 

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>len

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> 

-----Original Message-----

From: John F Covin
[mailto:johnfcovin@f...] 

Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007
11:13 AM

To: 'Len Bullard';
mcallman@a...; xml-dev@l...

Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Political
opinions and this list

 

I agree with Mark Allman.
I understand your sentiment, Len. However, shouldn’t there be a better
forum for those developing the standards to discuss this particular
behind-the-scenes detail of what goes on to develop the standards? I do not see
how a discussion of this aspect of the standard process helps the community at
large that is interested only in learning about how to understand and use the
technology.

 

Passing it along in this
forum seems to be perpetuating the ‘tar ball’ so to speak.

 

John

 









From: Len
Bullard [mailto:cbullard@h...] 

Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007
11:31 AM

To: mcallman@a...;
xml-dev@l...

Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Political
opinions and this list



 

Politics are part of
business and standards have become a weapon of choice.   Delete and
endure.

 

len

 



From: Mark C. Allman
[mailto:mcallman@a...] 

 

Could we please keep the political jabs off this
list?  I subscribed to read about XML topics. 



Thanks.


 
  
   
  
   
    
    
     
      
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