- From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:42:06 -0400
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- CC: public-new-work@w3.org
On 8/4/14 9:27 AM, Ian Jacobs wrote: > On Aug 4, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This proposal already has more than five supporters so why has the group not been created? > Hi Art, > > There are two reasons: > > 1) I send you an email about the proposal last night; please respond to me privately on that one. I don't understand your concern. Please clarify on this thread so other supporters can understand why you oppose this proposal. -Thanks, AB > 2) I am in a meeting and haven't gotten to it yet. > > Ian > >> On 8/3/14 7:09 PM, "ext Do Not Reply" <nobody@w3.org> wrote: >> >> The Open and Transparent W3C Community Group has been proposed: >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> Although the World Wide Web (WWW) is an open and free information >> system, participation in the member-based World Wide Web Consortium >> (W3C) typically requires paying a membership fee to participate in the >> Consortium's standards setting groups. As such, the W3C is often >> criticized as a closed organization by those that are not members of the >> Consortium. This group aspires to help provide non Members with simple >> mechanisms to provide feedback to the Consortium (the Consortium's >> Members and the Consortium's Staff) on topics such as (but not limited >> to): areas where new Web standards are needed (e.g. to help address some >> interoperability pain point), Consortium priorities, the evolution of >> the Web, aligning Consortium's activities with the Web, collaboration >> with other organizations, etc. >> >> >> Anyone - including non-Members - is welcome and encouraged to join this >> group. Participants include technical contributors to Web standards, Web >> standards Editors and group Chairs. The group also includes participants >> from the Consortium's "Advisory Committee" and at least one member of >> the Consortium's elected Advisory Board. Additionally, the group >> welcomes members of the Consortium's staff. >> >> >> If someone wants to communicate with this group but does not want to >> formally join it, that's OK; just send an email to the group's mail >> list: public-openw3c@w3.org (see for the list archive and RSS feed >> information). >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> You are invited to support the creation of this group: >> http://www.w3.org/community/groups/proposed#openw3c >> >> Once the group has a total of five supporters, it will be launched and >> people can join to begin work. Once launched, the group will no longer >> be listed as "proposed"; it will appear in the list of current groups: >> http://www.w3.org/community/groups/ >> >> In order to support the group, you will need a W3C account. To request one: >> http://www.w3.org/community/account/request >> >> If you believe that there is an issue with this group that requires >> the attention of the W3C staff, please send us email on >> site-comments@w3.org. >> >> Thank you, >> W3C Community Development Team >> >> >> >> >> >> > -- > Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs > Tel: +1 718 260 9447 > > >
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