HTML standards

[Janet_Valade -at- SYSTECH -dot- COM]

     I am forwarding this message because we are users of HTML and HTML
     will become even more important to us in the future.  It is in our
     best interests to have a single HTML standard.  Microsoft and Netscape
     are making this difficult by their HTML battle.  The following is an
     effort (by ZDNet) to influence MS and Netscape with a petition.

     Janet

     Janet Valade
     Technical Writer
     Systech Corp, San Diego, CA
     janet_valade -at- systech -dot- com

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     Mad As Hell
     Jesse Berst, Editorial Director<BR><I>ZDNet AnchorDesk</I> Wednesday,
     April 30, 1997

     In their rush to out-innovate each other, Netscape and  Microsoft
     regularly propose extensions to HTML and other  Web standards. Nothing
     wrong with that... except they  sometimes try to circumvent the
     standards process. Right
     now, for instance, the Internet is at risk of being splintered  by
     their battles over "push" and "dynamic HTML."

     It's fine for them to fight... but not if it puts the  rest of us at
     risk. In an effort to get both companies
     to do the right thing, AnchorDesk has created the Make-A-Difference
     (MAD) petition. Already more than 22,000 people have electronically
     added their names to this document.

     For background on this controversy, read the original  story. To sign
     and (optionally) leave your comments, click  the Make-A-Difference
     (MAD) link and fill in your name.
     To help even more, you can place a link to the petition  on your own
     site, by following the Add MAD instructions.  And, if you'd like to
     talk over this issue with other  AnchorDesk readers, you can join the
      Make-A-Difference  Forum, where a discussion is under way.

     Working alone, it's hard for individual users to impact  giant
     companies like Microsoft and Netscape. By putting  our voices
     together, we can make sure we get heard. So  even if you're angry that
     these two companies are putting  customers at risk, don't get even.
     Get MAD instead.


     ZDLINKS:
     ZDNet AnchorDesk
     Make-A-Difference PETITION
     http://www.anchordesk.com/mad/index.html
     ZDNet AnchorDesk
     Netscape Push Announcement Puts Internet in Danger
     http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_836.html
     ZDNet AnchorDesk
     Microsoft, Netscape Feud Puts HTML's Future at Risk
     http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_827.html

     DISCUSSION GROUPS:
     Make-A-Difference
     http://www.anchordesk.com/disgroups/disgroups_58.html

     COMPANIES:
     Microsoft Corp.
     http://www.anchordesk.com/company/company_1749.html
     Netscape Communications Corp.
     http://www.anchordesk.com/company/company_2104.html

     PRODUCTS:
     Microsoft Internet Explorer
     http://www.anchordesk.com/products/products_1797.html
     Netscape Navigator/Communicator
     http://www.anchordesk.com/products/products_1804.html

     TOPICS:
     Internet
     http://www.anchordesk.com/topics/topics_18.html

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