Re: Request for Volunteers: Polyglot spec

On Apr 1, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Adrian Bateman wrote:

> On Friday, March 26, 2010 1:53 PM, Sam Ruby wrote:
>> I took an action item from the TAG yesterday to convey the following
>> request:
>>
>>     The W3C TAG requests there should be in TR space a document
>>     which specifies how one can create a set of bits which can
>>     be served EITHER as text/html OR as application/xhtml+xml,
>>     which will work identically in a browser in both bases.
>>     (As Sam does on his web site.)
>
> [snip]
>
>> I filled in a bit of context based on my understanding of the problem
>> domain.  I'm copying the TAG in case any of these additions
>> misrepresents what is being requested.  I personally don't have the
>> bandwidth to edit such a spec, but I would be quite willing to  
>> review,
>> comment, and contribute to such a spec.
>
> Hi Sam,
>
> I'd like to volunteer to make a start on this document. Eliot Graf  
> has the bandwidth to edit the document and Tony Ross would also like  
> to contribute. I know from the telcon discussion last week that with  
> at least your and Philippe's input we should be able to make good  
> progress quickly.
>
> I await a decision from the chairs to see if you'll accept our offer  
> to edit the spec.

You don't need a decision from the Chairs. Just go ahead and start  
writing. Anyone can create an Editor's Draft without the need for  
anyone's approval. If you need help with the mechanics of CVS access,  
Mike Smith can help you out.

Once you have something ready for First Public Working Draft, then you  
can propose it to the group.

Regards,
Maciej

Received on Thursday, 1 April 2010 15:54:45 UTC