- From: Kis, Zoltan <zoltan.kis@intel.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:24:07 +0300
- To: Charles McCathie Nevile <chaals@yandex-team.ru>
- Cc: Marcos Caceres <w3c@marcosc.com>, "Nilsson, Claes1" <Claes1.Nilsson@sonymobile.com>, Kenneth Rohde Christiansen <kenneth.christiansen@gmail.com>, Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>, "public-sysapps@w3.org" <public-sysapps@w3.org>, "Isberg, Anders" <Anders.Isberg@sonymobile.com>
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Charles McCathie Nevile <chaals@yandex-team.ru> wrote: > On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:45:41 +0200, Marcos Caceres <w3c@marcosc.com> wrote: > >> On Thursday, September 26, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Kis, Zoltan wrote: >> >>> Then, it may be that some of the standardized API's in SysApps reach >>> only hundreds of developers instead of thousands (like Telephony), if >>> those hundred are relevant from business point of view (like >>> operators). >> >> >> So I'm wondering what is the inherent value here in having such a standard >> (e.g., for operators)? For example, do we expect Mozilla's dialer to be >> interchangeable with Tizen's dialer? > > > Yes, and that's the real value. (And if what we are doing is a good idea, > then you can assume that over time there will be more than Mozilla and Tizen > - otherwise the work would be a waste of W3C's resources) > > There are some things done in nearly every web page, and some done "only" in > hundreds - by hundreds of developers in dozens of countries. Making them > interoperable is generally useful. I agree with Chaals. This was a side point, but important. Reducing the "lock-in" factor in a technology is a must for fast expansion. Also, by providing for the top 20% hard use cases too is a sign of maturity of the platform. It will have an effect on other API's as well. SMS and MMS and related to the same operator services. Other services are being deployed with IMS/VoLTE/RCS. Enabling lower entry cost for operator's effort in bringing value added services to web platforms, making possible differentiation is a win-win scenario. The Telephony API has been designed with that evolution in mind (even if not everything of that is visible yet). Back to the original point, I think it is absolutely worth working on app lifecycle model, manifest and permissions/security hardening mechanisms, and differences in signing are not show-stoppers. Opinions are welcome. Best regards, Zoltan
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