Re: Need to estimate date for when we can take core WebDriver (v2) spec to CR

Hi Mike,

Could I get an update of where we are?

David
On 25 Mar 2024 at 08:55 +0000, Michael[tm] Smith <mike@w3.org>, wrote:
> For the WG charter, we need to choose a YYYY Q[1–4] “Expected completion” date
> for when we think we can transition the current core WebDriver (v2) spec to CR.
>
> See https://w3c.github.io/charter-drafts/2024/btt-wg.html#deliverables
>
> Yeah, it’s a bit odd to use the label “Expected completion” for the date when
> we think we’ll _enter_ CR — but that’s the charter-boilerplate label expected
> for this. And it’s because in the charter we say:
>
> > The Working Group intends to publish the latest state of their work as
> > Candidate Recommendation and does not intend to advance their documents to
> > Recommendation (no explicit milestones). The Group expects to continuously
> > update the Candidate Recommendation once it reaches that stage
>
> …so in other words, CR for us will be a _terminal_ status for the spec.
>
> And thus the only date we need to try to estimate is a YYYY Q[1–4] date when we
> think we can first transition the spec to CR — e.g., a date 6 months from now,
> or a year from now, or whatever seems most accurate to the editors and group.
>
> –Mike
>
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