Re: Is the TAG structure harmful? [Was: Fwd: Forced Resignation]

Brian Kardell wrote:
> 
> > my e-mail doesn't end @apple.com, @google.com, etc. as that seems
> > the only way to achieve credibility in Web Arch circles where merit
> > no longer holds sway.
> 
> Not to pour fuel on this fire,
>

You're not, I sorta conflated my issues with HTTP WG with the TAG there.

>
> but i don't feel this is so, increasingly less so in recent years in
> TAG.  I applaud more developer involvement, in fact, I'm a very
> squeaky wheel on this topic, there are definitely things that need
> fixing - but (at least) two of the people elected which this bit were
> actually -elected- before they were associated with any big member
> org. Likewise, TAG has been holding developer meetups and attending
> extensible web summit where there is way more opportunity to hear
> from and discuss things with developers.
> 
> There may be biases and politics and things to worry about, I just
> wanted to share another perspective and some data on that.
>

OK, thanks for that. I won't disagree that TAG has taken positive steps
vis-a-vis developer outreach.

-Eric

Received on Thursday, 3 July 2014 00:16:45 UTC