- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:01:55 +0800
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- CC: David Singer <singer@apple.com>, Revising W3C Process Community Group <public-w3process@w3.org>
Hi, Ian– On 11/12/13 2:44 PM, Ian Jacobs wrote: > > On Nov 12, 2013, at 2:40 PM, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote: >> >> I think the word 'standard' has overtones of something that is >> endorsed or mandated, e.g. ITU standards for telecoms, and is >> produced by a formal standards body. I am not sure we want the >> overtones. > > Since 2008 our Web site top navigation has the word "Standards" next > to the W3C logo. I have not heard significant pushback to our use of > the word. I think people also are comfortable referring to > organizations like W3C as "SDOs" > > But saying both "standards" and "recommendations" causes confusion. > I'd like to reduce that confusion and move us to the next level after > 5 years of experience calling our products Standards. +1 Regards- -Doug
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