Re: Next Steps for W3C Coremob - Restatement of Options, Task Force Proposal - Last Call

On 29 Mar 2013, at 00:53, "SULLIVAN, BRYAN L" <bs3131@att.com> wrote:

> <bryan> It would be great to get the W3C staff and any potential chair(s) views on that. For myself, given that CoreMob transitioned to an IG I would welcome and treat with equal value the email list contributions of CG members (assuming that a CG continued to provide the necessary CG membership agreement, at minimum), and even presence in F2F meetings, to ensure this remains as open as possible.

As a potential chair, I'll restate what I mentioned in an earlier post to this list [1]. 

"... it's my personal objective to maintain the maximum possible openness while benefiting from the advantages that a more formal structure brings ...  So I hope that it allays concerns in this area to say that the public list (this one) would remain open both to inspection and to contribution. I'm hoping that the question of IPR commitments has been answered (the commitment attaches to W3C membership, as I understand it). In terms of the eventuality that a non-member wishes to attend meetings or better still to participate in authoring, well I'd welcome that and it can be dealt with on a case by case basis."

The problem is not that non-members are trying to break the walls down to make their contributions heard, it's that that there is a general lack of contributions from members and non-members alike [present company excluded, and thank you]. Stimulating and encouraging timely contributions is a large part of what the chair(s) and and any editors have to do. If it turned out that there was an overwhelming amount of contribution of any kind and that demand for attendance at any meeting necessitated taking the O2 Arena [2], that's a problem I'd deal with at the time.

Jo

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-coremob/2013Mar/0034.html
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O2_Arena