[LINK] ArsT: 'HTML to lose the version number'

[Marghanita da Cruz]

I might add that in the case of the drafting of the HTML5 
standard - the main players are Microsoft, Apple, Google, 
Opera and Mozilla. Nokia became an actor in relation to the 
video codec and Google added to the video options with WebM 
Project

More here:
<http://ramin.com.au/linux/slug-30july2010-video-codecs-in-html5.shtml>

Marghanita
Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> Webb, KerryA wrote:
>> Marghanita wrote:
>>> Standards organisationa rarely write standands (AS8015 being
>>> an exception rather than the rule). In practice IT standards
>>> are set by Industry.
>>>
>> It depends on what you mean by "standards".
>>
>> Many are indeed written by standards organisations, or more specifically subcommittees of the organisations.  An example is Australian Standard AS 5044-2010, which is the AGLS standard based on the ole Australian Government Locator Service.
>>
> Kerry,
> 
> Sub-committees generally work on existing documents, and in
> the example you site the "Australian Government Locator
> Service". This is the same situation for ITIL>BS15000>ISO20000.
> 
> In the case of AS8015-2005>ISO38500-2008 the sub-committee 
> (IT-030-01) did a
> gap analysis and market research 
> <http://www.ramin.com.au/itgovernance/ictgov.html>
> to  scope and then draft the standard.
> 
> Marghanita
> Kerry,


-- 
Marghanita da Cruz
http://ramin.com.au
Tel: 0414-869202