Re: [Powerbox] New draft based on further collaboration and prototyping

Tyler,

Do you propose any way for users to rescind their granted Powerbox
requisition permissions?

Regards,
James Salsman


On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Tyler Close <tyler.close@gmail.com> wrote:
> With the help of Sony Ericsson and Mozilla Labs, we have updated the
> Powerbox proposal to address a wider array of use-cases and
> implementation environments. This new draft reflects feedback we
> received on the initial proposal, discussions with potential
> implementers and application developers and prototyping work on Chrome
> and Android.
>
> The new draft is in the zip file (HTML + PNG) attached to this email .
>
> We believe the Powerbox provides a general purpose solution to the
> resource discovery and user consent problems that must be solved when
> giving Web content access to a user's private resources. A Powerbox
> introduction is therefore a good way to bootstrap the local device
> interactions that this WG is working on. The Examples section of the
> Powerbox spec shows how some of these scenarios could work, but leaves
> more involved interaction patterns, such as a full Calendar access, to
> the future (and current) work of this WG. The Powerbox shows how to
> initiate such interactions.
>
> An initial Powerbox prototype can be found at:
>
> http://web-powerbox.appspot.com/
>
> The purpose of this prototype is to demonstrate (as closely as is
> feasible) what a potential Powerbox user interface could look like,
> and examine the implementation requirements. An implementation that is
> more closely coupled to the browser could have a better UI. The
> current prototype uses an older version of the Powerbox spec, but is
> very similar and will be updated shortly.
>
> The current version of the Powerbox spec is ready for wider
> prototyping work and we look forward to collaboration and feedback
> from this WG. We would like to see the Powerbox become a W3C
> Recommendation from this WG.
>
> Best Regards,
> --Tyler
>

Received on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 22:50:40 UTC