Re: Final version of the proposed plan

Is this a way of saying that Matthias didn't take into account the need 
to "coordinate reviews from other W3C groups, external groups, and the 
general public, prior to any Last Call announcement" in the final plan?

Sorry, but I can't intuit what you're getting at and need some help. 
best, Joe

On Tue Sep 17 13:07:18 2013, Bjoern Hoehrmann wrote:
> * Matthias Schunter (Intel Corporation) wrote:
>> thanks a lot for the feedback we have received on the plan. We have
>> published the final version at:
>> https://www.w3.org/2011/tracking-protection/1309-plan.html
>
> W3C does not permit substantive changes after a Last Call announcement
> has been made; only minor changes like editorial repairs are possible.
>
> Accordingly, W3C requires the Working Group to coordinate reviews from
> other W3C groups, external groups, and the general public, prior to any
> Last Call announcement, and to show evidence of having attempted to
> satisfy reviewers, per W3C Process section 7.3.
>
> In the event a Working Group failed to secure appropriate review prior
> to Last Call, and decides to change the substance of a document after a
> Last Call announcement, W3C will return the document to the Working
> Group for further work, and the process starts over, with another "Last
> Call" before the document can proceed, per W3C Process section 7.4.6.
>
> In order to inform Working Group participants how to get to Last Call
> while following the W3C Process, you will have to add information on how
> external reviews will be obtained and handled so as to be reasonably
> certain that the "Working Group receives only indications of support for
> the document, with no proposals for substantive change" after the Last
> Call announcement, as expected per W3C Process section 7.4.2.

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