RE: 48-hour Call for Consensus (CfC): Set up moderated public subscription to ARIA working list,

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From: Richard Schwerdtfeger [mailto:schwer@us.ibm.com] 
Sent: 03 December 2015 20:38
To: Richard Schwerdtfeger <schwer@us.ibm.com>
Cc: cooper@w3.org; janina@rednote.net; public-aria-admin@w3.org
Subject: Re: 48-hour Call for Consensus (CfC): Set up moderated public
subscription to ARIA working list,

 

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Rich Schwerdtfeger

Richard Schwerdtfeger---12/03/2015 01:31:30 PM---The ARIA WG discussed in
today's teleconference the configuration of the working list public-aria@w3

From: Richard Schwerdtfeger/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
To: public-aria-admin@w3.org <mailto:public-aria-admin@w3.org> 
Cc: janina@rednote.net <mailto:janina@rednote.net> , cooper@w3.org
<mailto:cooper@w3.org> 
Date: 12/03/2015 01:31 PM
Subject: 48-hour Call for Consensus (CfC): Set up moderated public
subscription to  ARIA working list,

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The ARIA WG discussed in today's teleconference the configuration of the 
working list public-aria@w3.org <mailto:public-aria@w3.org> :

 <http://www.w3.org/2015/12/03-aria-minutes.html>
http://www.w3.org/2015/12/03-aria-minutes.html

There are requests from the public to be able to subscribe to this list. 
In the past we have used the wai-xtech list as an open discussion forum 
but the group desires to consolidate its discussions. On the other hand, 
posts from people who are not participants in the group could 
potentially present problems with respect to the patent policy 
commitments that participants in the group have made. Participants in 
the group also commit to exercise technical competence in one's role, 
the ability to act fairly, and social competence in one's role, and if 
people join the list without those commitments we could have problems 
maintaining a productive discussion. Yet the group would like to be able 
to enable input from a wider base than the Working Group itself.

The resolution of the teleconference was to adopt a policy that public 
subscription to the list will be allowed, but it will be carried out via 
a manual process, rather than automatic self-subscribe. A request to 
subscribe would be directed to the staff contact, who would reply with a 
short set of commitments asked of list subscribers, and upon receiving 
an affirmative reply, would subscribe the person. This would allow 
public subscription while allowing us to document equal commitments 
between Working Group participants and other list subscribers.

ACTION TO TAKE

According to the ARIA WG Decision Policy [1], this CfC is now open for 
objection, comment, as well as statements of support via email. Silence 
will be interpreted as support, though messages of support are certainly 
welcome.

If you object to any part of this proposed action, or have comments 
concerning this proposal, please respond by replying on list to this 
message no later than 23:59 (Midnight) Boston Time, Tuesday 8 December 2015.

[1]  <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/decision-policy>
http://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/decision-policy

Rich



Rich Schwerdtfeger