Re: CfC: publish FPWD of WebDriver; deadline June 27

My organization supports FPWD publication of this spec.

Simon


On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 6:51 AM, Michael[tm] Smith <mike@w3.org> wrote:

> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to publish a First Public Working Draft
> (FPWD) of the WebDriver specification:
>
>  http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webdriver/raw-file/default/webdriver-spec.html
>
> Please send all responses, questions, or comments regarding this CfC to the
> public-browser-tools-testing@w3.org mailing list by June 27. Note that
> silence will be considered agreement with the proposal to publish.
>
> If you support publication, a positive response on the mailing list (e.g.,
> "I/My organization supports FPWD publication of this spec.") is preferred
> and encouraged, but not required.
>
> Abstract:
>
>  This specification defines the WebDriver API, a platform-and
>  language-neutral interface that allows programs or scripts to introspect
>  into, and control the behaviour of, a web browser. The WebDriver API is
>  primarily intended to allow developers to write tests that automate a
>  browser from a separate controlling process, but may also be implemented
>  in such a way as to allow in-browser scripts to control a (separate?)
>  browser.
>
>  The WebDriver API is defined by a set of interfaces to discover and
>  manipulate DOM elements on a page, and to control the behaviour of the
>  containing browser.
>
>  This specification also includes a non-normative reference serialisation
>  (to JSON) of the interface's invocations and responses that may be useful
>  for browser vendors.
>
> This CfC satisfies the group's requirement to "record the group's
> decision to request advancement".
>
> By publishing this FPWD, the group sends a signal to the community to
> begin reviewing the document. The FPWD reflects where the group is on
> this specification at the time of publication; it does not necessarily
> mean there is consensus on the specification's contents.
>
>  --Mike
>
> --
> Michael[tm] Smith http://people.w3.org/mike
>

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