- From: Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:48:39 +0200
- To: "Markus Lanthaler" <markus.lanthaler@gmx.net>
- Cc: "'Gregg Kellogg'" <gregg@greggkellogg.net>, <public-rdf-wg@w3.org>, <public-linked-json@w3.org>
On Aug 1, 2012, at 11:43 , Markus Lanthaler wrote: >> Bottom line: I am still in favour of a feature freeze, moving the >> current document into LC as soon as this is administratively possible, >> with the only technical change being possibly *removing* features and >> not adding any (beyond handling errors, of course). Even if we are >> forced to reject some feature requests... >> >> Ivan >> >> P.S. Maybe separating and freezing the current version on Rec track, >> and considering a 2.0 version with feedbacks from the community is a >> way to go. > > I think I wouldn't be too opposed doing so as I think a lot of people > (Apache Stanbol, VIE, Joshfire, etc.) are currently just waiting to have an > official, stable spec to start/update their implementations and ship them. > We would also have the advantage of (hopefully) seeing some real-world usage > of it which would make it tremendously easier to decide which features are > worth adding. > > However, if we are going to do this, it is crucial to make it crystal-clear > that 1.1 (not 2.0!) will be 100% backwards-compatible and that is a minor > update that happens in a timescale of months and not years. I would thus > like to see the first 1.1 draft being published more or less at the same > time that 1.0 enters into LC. Thoughts? > Backward compatibility requirement: yes, I agree. I am less confident about the second. Publishing a rec but having a next version already as an official draft does not seem to be the right message to be sent out. Personally, I would prefer to wait for more extensive usage and implementation experiences to be gathered with a stable spec. Ivan > > > -- > Markus Lanthaler > @markuslanthaler > > ---- Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/ mobile: +31-641044153 FOAF: http://www.ivan-herman.net/foaf.rdf
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