- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:31:43 -0700
- To: Chris Wilson <Chris.Wilson@microsoft.com>
- Cc: "public-geolocation@w3.org" <public-geolocation@w3.org>
On Jun 23, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Chris Wilson wrote: > > Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> wrote: >> I have heard unofficially that someone made a private complaint to >> the >> W3C team about geolocation being covered in the Web Apps WG charter, >> and for this reason it was removed from the charter and a new group >> was created. If there are any good reasons that justify this decision >> made without any visibility or accountability, then by all means let >> them be stated. > > As I've heard several people imply that the "someone" involved was > Microsoft, I want to reiterate and elaborate on what I said in > response to the Web Apps charter (via Michael Champion): I wanted > the charter to be more explicit about what goals the WG would have > for a geolocation API, to understand the scope of such work even > better. I did not mean to imply that "someone" was Microsoft. I've been specifically told it wasn't, and I have now seen member-only information indicating who it was. For those with access to W3C Member- restricted areas: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ac-forum/2008AprJun/0136.html Regards, Maciej
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