- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:33:56 +0200
- To: Thierry MICHEL <tmichel@w3.org>
- Cc: Benoit Bezaire <benoit@itedo.com>, WebCGM WG <public-webcgm-wg@w3.org>
On Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 2:50:28 PM, Thierry wrote: TM> Benoit Bezaire wrote: >> This is a forwarded message >> From: Jeff Schiller <codedread@gmail.com> >> To: public-webcgm@w3.org >> Date: Monday, September 11, 2006, 10:08:25 PM >> Subject: SVG vs. WebCGM >> >> ===8<==============Original message text=============== >> >> You knew someone would ask this eventually, I'm surprised the charter >> doesn't mention it. >> >> What is the differences in SVG and WebCGM? Is SVG intended as >> general/all-purpose while WebCGM is only for technical/industrial >> drawings? This seems like a rather arbitrary distinction. >> >> Why do we need two standards for scalable vector web graphics? Can >> someone outline the purposes, distinctions, directions of these two >> seemingly competing standards within the W3C ? >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> >> >> ===8<===========End of original message text=========== >> >> Any volunteer? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Subject: >> SVG vs. WebCGM >> From: >> "Jeff Schiller" <codedread@gmail.com> >> Date: >> Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:08:25 -0500 >> To: >> public-webcgm@w3.org >> >> To: >> public-webcgm@w3.org >> >> >> >> You knew someone would ask this eventually, I'm surprised the charter >> doesn't mention it. >> >> What is the differences in SVG and WebCGM? Is SVG intended as >> general/all-purpose while WebCGM is only for technical/industrial >> drawings? This seems like a rather arbitrary distinction. >> >> Why do we need two standards for scalable vector web graphics? Can >> someone outline the purposes, distinctions, directions of these two >> seemingly competing standards within the W3C ? >> >> Thanks, >> Jeff >> TM> Chris being a member of WebCGM and SVG WGs should be best person to TM> anwser this issue. I just sent an initial response. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcgm/2006Sep/0001.html TM> WebCGM 1.0 was specified in jan 1999, long time before SVG. Chris might TM> explain why there was a need for SVG a few years latter. (SVG was started in 1998). -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Interaction Domain Leader Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
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