Re: Maintenance of EPUB 3 beyond 3.2

Indeed.

No argument with any of that.  i can see motivations for 3.2.x and 3.x in
the future.

Best,
   Garth


On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 6:32 PM MURATA Makoto <eb2m-mrt@asahi-net.or.jp>
wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I think that we need a plan beyond 3.2.  Without such
> a plan, I am afraid that we cannot resolve some issues
> in a satisfactory manner.
>
> First, W3C publishes errata.  For example, see
>
> https://www.w3.org/Style/css2-updates/REC-CSS2-20110607-errata.html
>
> Errata do not require voting by AC members, even for the maintenance
> of W3C recommendations.
>
> Second, W3C sometimes revises published recommendations
> and attach "edited in place".  I do not know the rules for this
> procedure, but it appears to address minor editorial issues.
>
> Third, we might want to publish EPUB 3.3, 3.4, or even 3.1000.  Since
> the list of core media types is now integrated into the specification,
> I think that it makes sense to publish such EPUB 3.n.  The Community
> Group note status is convenient for such frequent updates.
>
> Regards,
> Makoto
>
>
>