Robert's Talk [1] has an excellent post on what "web standards" mean and provides excellent links for further reading [2]. Must read for people like me, who have a very good "idea" of what web standards are but never did an in-depth research!
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Links:
[1] http://www.robertnyman.com
[2] http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/21/what-are-web-standards-a-comprehensive-explanation-of-what-is-comprised-in-the-term/
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