Re: CG for Speech JavaScript API

So, if I haven't made it clear before,
doing the initial standardization work in CG sounds ok to me.
I do expect that there will be a WG eventually, but perhaps
CG is a faster and more lightweight way to start - well continue from
what XG did.

-Olli


On 01/31/2012 06:01 PM, Glen Shires wrote:
> We at Google propose the formation of a new Community Group to pursue a
> JavaScript Speech API. Specifically, we are proposing this Javascript
> API [1], which enables web developers to incorporate speech recognition
> and synthesis into their web pages, and supports the majority of
> use-cases in the Speech Incubator Group's Final Report [2]. This API
> enables developers to use scripting to generate text-to-speech output
> and to use speech recognition as an input for forms, continuous
> dictation and control. For this first specification, we believe
> this simplified subset API will accelerate implementation,
> interoperability testing, standardization and ultimately developer
> adoption. However, in the spirit of consensus, we are willing to broaden
> this subset API to include additional Javascript API features in the
> Speech Incubator Final Report.
>
> We believe that forming a Community Group has the following advantages:
>
> - It’s quick, efficient and minimizes unnecessary process overhead.
>
> - We believe it will allow us, as a group, to reach consensus in an
> efficient manner.
>
> - We hope it will expedite interoperable implementations in multiple
> browsers. (A good example is the Web Media Text Tracks CG, where
> multiple implementations are happening quickly.)
>
> - We propose the CG will use the public-webapps@w3.org
> <mailto:public-webapps@w3.org> as its mailing list to provide visibility
> to a wider audience, with a balanced web-centric view for new JavaScript
> APIs.  This arrangement has worked well for the HTML Editing API CG [3].
> Contributions to the specification produced by the Speech API CG will be
> governed by the Community Group CLA and the CG is responsible for
> ensuring that all Contributions come from participants that have agreed
> to the CG CLA.  We believe the response to the CfC [4] has shown
> substantial interest and support by WebApps members.
>
> - A CG provides an IPR environment that simplifies future transition to
> standards track.
>
> Google plans to supply an implementation and a test suite for this
> specification, and will commit to serve as editor.  We hope that others
> will support this CG as they had stated support for the similar WebApps
> CfC. [4]
>
> Bjorn Bringert
> Satish Sampath
> Glen Shires
>
> [1]
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2011OctDec/att-1696/speechapi.html
> [2] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/htmlspeech/XGR-htmlspeech/
> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2011JulSep/1402.html
> [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012JanMar/0315.html

Received on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 22:45:55 UTC