Re: revert requests

On 06/17/2011 12:22 PM, Shelley Powers wrote:
> What is the procedure for revert requests? How long before we can expect
> the co-chairs to acknowledge the revert request?

Relevant links:

http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html

"If any Working Group member sees a change go into any draft subject to 
a cutoff that seems controversial and likely to reduce rather than 
increase consensus, the correct step is to let the Chairs know, ideally 
via a post to the public list."

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2010Sep/0125.html

"If any Working Group member sees a change go into any Last Call-track 
draft after the October 1st cutoff that seems controversial and likely 
to reduce rather than increase consensus, please let the Chairs know and 
we will make the call."

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My input (without having vetted it yet with my co-chairs) is that I have 
yet to see any technical justification for this revert request, so I 
would not support it at this time.  I do, however, see that the 
TrackerRequest keyword has been added, and if raising an issue will 
ultimately result in a Change Proposal that includes a technical 
rationale, I would support the opening of an issue.  Note that this step 
doesn't need to wait for a chair action, any of the following may take 
this step:

http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=41863

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Finally, if there are comments on the process for changes made without 
prior discussion on the working group, I encourage them to be recorded 
in the Decision Policy bug on that topic:

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12734

> Shelley

- Sam Ruby

Received on Friday, 17 June 2011 16:39:29 UTC