Re: W3C Webizen - question about web developer relation

On 9/5/2014 2:49 PM, Timothy Holborn wrote:
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 6 Sep 2014, at 3:22 am, Jeff Jaffe <jeff@w3.org 
> <mailto:jeff@w3.org>> wrote:
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>> On 9/5/2014 11:26 AM, GALINDO Virginie wrote:
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>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>
>>> Was there any history in W3C for managing web developer community ?
>>>
>>> It may not be completely related to webizen, but I am curious why 
>>> there is not such role in W3C for talking to web developers today.
>>>
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>> For some time we have not provided sufficient attention to the 
>> developer community.  We are trying to fix it.
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>> Several years we started webplatform.org <http://webplatform.org> [1] 
>> which was our first effort to better engage.
>>
> Looks like it needs more work?  As a benefit, will surplus funds 
> raised goto helping webplatform?

Could happen but we are getting way ahead of ourselves.  At the moment 
there are no surplus funds.

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>> Webizens is another attempt to better reach out.
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>> Of course, for years we have helped the community with W3C Validators 
>> [2].
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> Validator is used in universities.  Problem is w3schools (for example) 
> has proprietary functions listed, that don't validate - which could 
> lead to confused messages to students...
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>> I am hoping that Project #2 from [3] will further grow the focus on 
>> Developers.
>>
>> Jeff
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>> [1] http://www.webplatform.org/
>> [2] http://validator.w3.org/
>> [3] 
>> https://www.w3.org/wiki/AB/2014-2015_Priorities#Agreed_Task_Priorities_2014-2015
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>>> Virginie
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