Tod Matola <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> The Dublin Core site has no such commitment, and even if it did, DCMI
>> doesn't inspire the trust that an institution like OCLC does.
> OCLC is a host organization to DCMI. They provide the same network that
> brings you the Purl service. I would venture to say OCLC has a fair stake in
> DCMI. The previous website actually ran on the same web server as the purl
> server (those weren't purls they were files).
I'd be much more comfortable if we could get some sort of policy in writing.
See:
http://purl.org/swag/persistence
http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Persistence
>>>> I believe the issues of permanence are more important than any "brand"
>>>> issues.
>>> Why isn't an organization's brand important?
>> Brand is important when you are competing, or trying to convince someone to
>> sell something. Dublin Core doesn't sell anything, and we don't really
>> compete against anybody, so I don't see why it's so important.
> Only with other standards bodies.
Like who? If we're competing, we should probably find ways of working
together. Isn't that the idea of standards?
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