- From: Janet Daly <janet@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 22:10:00 -0800
- To: Pat Hayes <phayes@ai.uwf.edu>
- CC: bert@w3.org, em@w3.org, liam@w3.org, "Peter F. Patel-Schneider" <pfps@research.bell-labs.com>, www-webont-wg@w3.org, w3t-comm@w3.org
Pat, You said many things, including: > I'm not clear what 'general' means here. This is an audience who is not likely to read a specification, at least today. They have heard about XML - or they've seen the acronym so many times in the tech trades - but never got a clear explanation which was reliable and understandable. This document serves as a starting point for that curious reader. It is also designed to serve as a general information document for the typical tech reporter (a new story every day, no time allowed for coursework, subject to true marketing blitzes, etc.) The XML in 10 points document is translated into at least 6 languages, as there are more curious readers out there who are interested in Web technologies, but do not read English. > >So, Pat, your language skills appear strong; it would be great if those > >skills channeled to our mutual benefit before I leave France for > >Seattle, which is in 6.5 hours. > > > I will certainly be willing to help in any way I can. I would like > to have a better sense of the intended target audience, though. We'll work on that together, and I'll do my best to profile the audience for the WG. If we miss the mark, lots of folks will let us know. Best regards, Janet -- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Janet Daly, Head of Communications MIT/LCS NE43-363 200 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139 USA voice: +1.617.253.5884 fax: +1.617.258.5999 http://www.w3.org/ janet@w3.org
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