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04/02/2004 Archived Entry: "MACCAWS finally publishes their white paper and primer"
Whooo hooo! It's fabulous and I love it, but I'm also so tired of writing and editing and editing and arguing. I'm very glad it's finished. I hope it's helpful and relevant still. What am I on about...
Well... MACCAWS has finally published the Web standards white paper and primer. I've worked on it for almost 2 years and after a lot of heartache it's finally being published. Thanks to Steph and Becky and all the other people that worked on it over time.
So what are these papers about?
What Every Web Site Owner Should Know About Standards: A Web Standards Primer
A brief non-technical explanation of Web standards for Web site owners and managers. This article explains the benefits of Web standards, how they work, and how to begin implementing them.
The Way Forward with Web Standards
Even though Web standards are being embraced by many Web authors, some businesses are reluctant to invest in standards-based Web sites without concrete reasons to do so. To help Web authors interested in advocating Web standards, this article assembles arguments and information about Web standards into one document and explains Web standards in terms of how they affect business. The article refutes several negative myths about Web standards and describes strategies for embracing standards. This article will lay the foundation for further research by MACCAWS into the nature of the business benefits Web standards.
And that's about it. Go check them out. Read them. Pass them on.
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Congratulations, Tara!
Posted by MikeyC @ 04/05/2004 05:32 PM EST