Re: [XAG] New draft Announcement

Al Gilman wrote:
> Jason's post to which I am replying is such a good summary of some key
> meta-principles dealing with how we target documents 

Yes, I agree.

 > that I think we should
> give it a permanent home in the meta-XAG page
> <http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/XML/about>.
> 
> The only one of these comments I would like to amend swiftly is the last
> one
> 
> <quote>
>> 6. Before the present draft proceeds farther, it is time to make
>>    basic, strategic choices regarding its scope, content and ultimate
>>    status.
> </quote>
> 
> In this case I must apologize to Ian and all on this list who have not been
> stroked with the micro-steps of PF group process.
> 
> This draft is in the process that has been being followed, with consensus
> support in PF, is for final polishing to move to TR, not requiring that
> all major issues be resolved.  I believe that we can both migrate a more
> current draft to the TR page AND consider top-level issues such as you
> lay out so well here as part of the re-chartering process.  We do need to
> consider better the questions Jason has laid out here before a new charter
> goes into effect with the XAG on a Recommendation track.  But this should
> not keep us from bringing the TR page up in synch with the state of the
> last year's progress in the group.

Yes, I agree. I certainly didn't want my comments to hold up
publication on the TR page.

> At this point I would like to proceed with the process to get an update
> to TR and defer major issues past that transaction so we can have a current
> draft up in TR space prior to our Face to Face meeting next month.  And
> continue to consider the more sweeping issues on a slightly more relaxed
> timeline not holding the TR page update hostage to them.

Absolutely.

  _ Ian

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Received on Wednesday, 18 September 2002 10:08:22 UTC