Re: [Bug 11207] Make track element additions technology neutral

I recommend adding these comments to the bug.

 - Maciej

On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:51 PM, David Singer wrote:

> More to the point, even we were to select a timed text format as recommended or mandatory, that's a long way from making it the only one ever possible.  The API *clearly* needs to be generic and not specific to a given format.
> 
> On Nov 3, 2010, at 17:38 , bugzilla@jessica.w3.org wrote:
> 
>> http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=11207
>> 
>> John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu> changed:
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>> --- Comment #2 from John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu> 2010-11-03 16:38:52 UTC ---
>> (In reply to comment #1)
>>> Why do we want to remove WebSRT specifics? 
>> 
>> At this time the media sub-group of the Accessibility Task Force desire that
>> the language be as neutral and technology agnostic as possible. It is unclear
>> _at this time_ if WebSRT is sufficient for meeting all of the user requirements
>> and author needs that we have identified. We are currently evaluating a number
>> of time formats (WebSRT, TTML, etc.) to determine which, if any, best meets
>> these needs, which is why we are asking that folks review the user
>> requirements.
>> 
>>> Why do we want to try and
>>> genericize the API, when there aren't currently plans to add additional timed
>>> text formats?
>> 
>> Curious to know where this assertion is coming from, as AFAIK this has never
>> been discussed within the W3C, and this is a topic that I have been following
>> most closely. Implementers might be experimenting with WebSRT today (and there
>> is usefulness in that), but at this time I do not believe a final decision has
>> been made to standardize on a specific time format.
>> 
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> David Singer
> Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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