Re: Venting

[Chris Maden <crism@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

[Didier PH Martin]
> Let's talk a bit about dsssl. As we know this is an ISO standard.
> Some said that it is not user friendly, some said it has to replaced
> because the ())) stuff gives them headaches etc... all kinds of good
> reasons. W3 and its members decided to create their own stuff and
> not respect nor let evolve DSSSL.

This is an interesting assertion.  The work on XSL was started by Jon
Bosak, who put a lot of effort into DSSSL and led the informal DSSSL-o
profile group.  All three of DSSSL's editors (Sharon Adler, Anders
Berglund, and James Clark) sit on the XSL WG; one co-chairs it, and
another edits half of the XSL spec.

How this disrespects, rather than learns from, DSSSL eludes me.

-Chris
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