Re: Internet World and TGS

James Waldrop ([email protected])
Mon, 17 Apr 1995 14:27:18 PDT


Robert Weideman wrote:
>The best *protection* that VRML can get would be to fold it into a
>non-business structure, like W3O, ASAP. We support that approach
>strongly and will contribute resources to putting into the public
>domain VRML 2.0 that we ALL agree on.

Sounds like a great idea to me.

>I'm the VP of Marketing for TGS and I can guarantee you that TGS wants a
>standard VRML to succeed. Making casual statements about anybody on
>a negative basis will slow down the process.

When processes move too fast, people make mistakes. I don't want
VRML 2.0 to take two years, but I don't think it should be done in
3 months, either. I'm sure there's a happy medium in there somewhere.

I think part of my problem, Bob, was that your browser was VERY nice.
The inline VRML stuff especially. TGS is in a very good position to
dominate the VRML browser market just like Netscape does the HTML
browser market. I'm sure you're aware of this. :-)

As far as trust goes, I agree that good will should be extended. I'm
very much in favor of cooperative efforts among all of us. It's lone
ranger-style development I'm worried about.

James Waldrop (JLW3) \ [email protected] / Ubique, Inc.
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