--- In xpl-dev@y..., "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...> wrote:
>In the final analysis, it will end up becoming the XPL complete
reference.
>Then, and only then, will it be submitted as a Note to the W3C for
their
>review. I am not saying this is something that will be submitted to
the W3C
>before it's finalized. By then we should know whether or not we are
going
>to the W3C. If we do, we will have the Note, requirements, and
reference
>completed as a side-effect to our work. Basically, this framework
will be
>documenting XPL, as we go.
This sounds like the usual way to go. In a lot of cases, submission
as a
Note is the end of the line for a spec. While the Note can get you a
few
dollops of publicity (provided you can find a W3C member to submit it
and
the W3C is willing to accept it), I'd suggest developing it without
too
much concern for the submission process and focusing on the project
rather
than the W3C.
(Keep track of referenced material, though! I suspect this project
will
have a lot of that.)
I've got a FAQ that's an "Outsider's Guide to the W3C", if anyone's
interested:
http://www.simonstl.com/articles/civilw3c.htm
Hopefully I'll have something more substantive to contribute over
time, but
since I'm not a programming language designer (or even that much of a
programmer), I'm not entirely sure how substantive it will prove to
be.
Simon St.Laurent
XML Elements of Style / XML: A Primer, 2nd Ed.
http://www.simonstl.com - XML essays and books
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