After almost a decade, I'm going to have to put aside my XSL Working Group Member hat.
I don't remember exactly when I was first introduced to XSL. I wasn't part of the behind-the-scenes team that worked on the document that became A Proposal for XSL, but I'm pretty sure I became involved very shortly after the submission.
My first publicly archived message to the (W3C member confidential) XSL WG list is dated 26 Jan 1998.
That first message indicates that I was already working on the document that became XSL Requirements Summary. In the nearly ten years that followed, I was a co-editor for five of the myriad specifications produced by the XSL WG. I'm afraid to count how many hours I spent on telephone conferences or how many face-to-face meetings I attended.
It's always been an excellent group; I've learned a lot and I'm proud of the work we did. I have every confidence that the work that's being done now on streaming technologies will bear fruit too.
“Changing management priorities”, I think that's the best phrase, have made it impossible for me to continue, which I regret, personally, but understand. I could probably have lingered a bit longer, but I wouldn't have been able to give the work the attention it deserves.
I'm going to keep that hat safe; maybe I'll get to wear it again someday.
Au revoir (not goodbye) and bonne chance!
Comments:
Norm,
that is indeed sad news. If "management priorities" also affect your DocBook work, I would say it's time to explore new opportunities!!! I would have hoped that company with the new stock ticker would support the tremendous contributions you make to this world.
I certainly appreciate all of your hard work and devotion these many years!
Heh. I've been doing DocBook on my own time for years.