- From: Jo Rabin <jrabin@mtld.mobi>
- Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 19:15:18 +0100
- To: MWI BPWG Public <public-bpwg@w3.org>
On the call of 15th May we discussed the document from the Korean Task Force [1]. Ref the Gap Analysis, an item of concern was that the mobileOK Basic Tests and the definition of the DDC is not a reflection of or description of the state of the market in any particular community or country. (This point was also discussed in the course of the F2F in Korea.) Rather, it represents a base line of the lowest possible level of equipment that the BPWG considers it worth considering when creating services for delivery to mobile devices. i.e. the BPWG is saying that it SHOULD be possible to access services from devices that have such specifications. Equally, the BPWG says that services SHOULD take advantage of more advanced features. To reiterate, mobileOK Basic (and the DDC) is not considered a design point to aspire to. It is the absolute minimum that Services should achieve. The BPWG has also debated at length the desirability of having a higher design point (called the ADC etc.) and has decided not to define this (as discussed under ISSUE-245). In short, the message is to take advantage of capabilities that are relevant to the application and to be sensitive to the context of use. In carrying out its work on the Gap Analysis, the Korean task force should keep in mind the point that mobileOK is a minimal requirement. To change the values in mobileOK Basic for the Korean market would be to make the statement that a device with DDC-like capabilities is not a valid device for accessing the Web in Korea, and that that Service designers and creators should feel under no obligation to serve such devices. Jo [1] http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ddkw3489_20hqnfq7fr
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