Re: Maintenance Case: MathML

How about creating or just keeping an IG for MathML ?

Le 27/07/2010 20:57, Philippe Le Hegaret a écrit :
> We talked about maintenance of existing specifications 2 weeks ago and
> I'd like to come back to it with a concrete case: MathML.
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> The Working Group will probably release MathML 3.0 as a REC
> mid-September and doesn't plan a new version at the moment. However, the
> Group wishes to stay around to maintain the document and also to
> continue to be a formal forum to defend MathML interest with regards to
> HTML5 (HTML5 includes MathML by reference).
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> We have 3 choices at the moment:
> 1- close the Group and reopen if a new edition becomes useful.
> 2- keep the Group around by simply extending the charter
> 3- keep the Group with a new charter making it clear they're around for
> maintenance and coordination
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> 1 doesn't seem an option here since the Group wants to keep some formal
> status.
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> 2 would work but, unless you're in the known, you wouldn't guess that
> the Group is only around for maintenance
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> 3 would work, except that the Director cannot substantially modify the
> charter without an AC review. So, trimming down the existing charter to
> only keep maintenance would require a round with the AC
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> Would we consider recommending a simpler to be able to do option 3,
> without doing a full AC review?
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> Philippe
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Received on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 12:55:44 UTC