Widgets PAG seeks feedback on Widget Updates spec

Below is a request for feedback from the Chair of the Widget Updates  
PAG regarding the Widget Updates spec.

If you have any questions, I'm sure Rigo will be happy to answer them.

-Regards, Art Barstow


Begin forwarded message:

> From: ext Rigo Wenning <rigo@w3.org>
> Date: June 29, 2009 2:03:51 PM EDT
> To: "Barstow Art (Nokia-CIC/Boston)" <Art.Barstow@nokia.com>
> Cc: widget-pag <member dash widgets dash pag@w3.org>
> Subject: Question on 12.3
>
> Dear Art,
>
> this is the message out of ACTION-20
>
> as a chair of the Widgets update PAG, I have the following question
> to the Webapps Working Group and to those working on the
> Widgets-update Specification:
>
> The current Widgets-update Specification
> http://dev.w3.org/2006/waf/widgets-updates/
> contains in 12.3 a description on how a widget could update
> itself by a javascript calling the widget.update() method
>
> I wanted to know how important this feature is to the group
> and how likely it will be that it will find widespread use.
> The goal is to assess whether it is worthwhile to circumvent
> the patent also for this self-update feature, which will
> be a little bit harder than the circumvention for the rest
> of the Specification.
>
> Best,
>
> Rigo