World Wide Webber

Jim Webber:

"go with the W3C endorsed stuff and we'll get convergence down the road."

Except that WS-MD isn't endorsed by the W3C. It is a Member Submission. From the W3C Member Submission page:

The acknowledgment of a Submission request does not imply that any action will be taken by W3C. It does not imply an endorsement by W3C, including the W3C Team, any of the Members, or any of the Host Institutes. It merely records publicly that the Submission request has been made by the submitting Member. The specification may not be referred to as "work in process" of the W3C.

Emphasis mine.

Update: Jim just sent me a note taking exception to the fact that this post seems to attribute the quote above with his position. That was not my intent behind the post, which was only to make the point that a W3C Member Submission does not imply an endorsement of the W3C or its membership. Appologies to Jim.