Re: FW: [CfC: publish FPWD of WebDriver; deadline June 27]

Somehow I managed to not subscribe to the mailing list. Don't know how I
missed that step, and thank you Mike for forwarding this along.
Nevertheless, I support FPWD publication of this spec.

--Jim

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Michael[tm] Smith <mike@w3.org> wrote:

> FYI. See the forwarded message below and at:
>
>
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-browser-tools-testing/2012AprJun/0000.html
>
> It's an announcement that the Browser Tools and Testing Working Group has
> issued a Call for Consensus for members of that group to indicate whether
> they support First Public Working Draft of the WebDriver specification.
>
> The WebDriver API allows Web application to introspect into, and control
> the behaviour of, a web browser, and enables Web developers to write tests
> that automate a browser from a separate controlling process.
>
> If you wish to comment on the WebDriver spec, you can send a message to the
> public-browser-tools-testing@w3.org mailing list (the discussion list for
> the Browser Tools and Testing Working Group).
>
> You can subscribe to that list here:
>
>  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-browser-tools-testing/
>
> But if you want to actively support work on the WebDriver spec going
> forward, you should consider joining the Browser Tools and Testing WG:
>
>  https://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/49799/join
>
> (If you join the group, you'll automatically be subscribed to the
> public-browser-tools-testing@w3.org mailing list).
>
>  --Mike
>
> ----- Forwarded message from "Michael[tm] Smith" <mike@w3.org> -----
>
> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:51:01 +0900
> From: "Michael[tm] Smith" <mike@w3.org>
> To: public-browser-tools-testing@w3.org
> Cc: Simon Stewart <shs@google.com>, David Burns <dburns@mozilla.com>,
> Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org>, Wilhelm Joys Andersen <w@wja.no>
> Subject: CfC: publish FPWD of WebDriver; deadline June 27
> Archived-At: <http://www.w3.org/mid/20120620055058.GA10338@sideshowbarker>
>
> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to publish a First Public Working Draft
> (FPWD) of the WebDriver specification:
>
>  http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webdriver/raw-file/default/webdriver-spec.html
>
> Please send all responses, questions, or comments regarding this CfC to the
> public-browser-tools-testing@w3.org mailing list by June 27. Note that
> silence will be considered agreement with the proposal to publish.
>
> If you support publication, a positive response on the mailing list (e.g.,
> "I/My organization supports FPWD publication of this spec.") is preferred
> and encouraged, but not required.
>
> Abstract:
>
>  This specification defines the WebDriver API, a platform-and
>  language-neutral interface that allows programs or scripts to introspect
>  into, and control the behaviour of, a web browser. The WebDriver API is
>  primarily intended to allow developers to write tests that automate a
>  browser from a separate controlling process, but may also be implemented
>  in such a way as to allow in-browser scripts to control a (separate?)
>  browser.
>
>  The WebDriver API is defined by a set of interfaces to discover and
>  manipulate DOM elements on a page, and to control the behaviour of the
>  containing browser.
>
>  This specification also includes a non-normative reference serialisation
>  (to JSON) of the interface's invocations and responses that may be useful
>  for browser vendors.
>
> This CfC satisfies the group's requirement to "record the group's
> decision to request advancement".
>
> By publishing this FPWD, the group sends a signal to the community to
> begin reviewing the document. The FPWD reflects where the group is on
> this specification at the time of publication; it does not necessarily
> mean there is consensus on the specification's contents.
>
>  --Mike
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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