- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:03:54 -0500
- To: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- Cc: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi Sam, The HTML5 leadership has lost all credibility to me. I have been lead led up the garden path too many times before. I want no further part of this endeavor. Best Regards, Laura On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net> wrote: > On 09/21/2012 09:56 AM, Laura Carlson wrote: >> >> I am STILL receiving email from both HTML WG and the Accessibility >> Task Force lists, even though I have requested to be removed from >> these groups publicly and privately. > > > My understanding is that Judy and/or Janina will be contacting you shortly. > It is my sincere hope that they talk you out of this. > > >> But since I am temporarily able to post, I submit for the record the >> document: Objection to the Proposal: Zero Edit/Obsolete longdesc >> >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/0025.html >> >> >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2012Sep/att-0025/comments-mt.html > > > Noted. But as stated previously, the chairs intention to proceed to survey > was put on hold by W3C management, and the plan that subsequently produced > and has the support of PLH and Judy as well as the four chairs involved > grants the A11y TF the authority to publish a document that defines a long > description attribute by whatever name it collectively wishes. > > As I said in yesterday's A11y TF call, when such a document reaches FPWD > status, the W3C validator will be updated. > > At this point focus should turn to CR exit criteria. If this is something > that is primarily addressed by Assistive Technology or targets certain > markets, stating such explicitly in early drafts might make it easier build > wider consensus. If it turns out that changes need to be made to gain even > wider consensus and such it is felt that such changes leads to a path of > wider adoption, then I would suggest that those changes should be > considered. > > - Sam Ruby > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com> >> Date: Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 6:50 AM >> Subject: longdesc document for the record >> To: www-archive <www-archive@w3.org> >> >> Some have asked me to make the attached document "Objection to the >> Proposal:Zero Edit/Obsolete longdesc" public since I have resigned >> from the HTML Working Group. >> >> It is rationale that I intended to submit for the HTML Working Group >> Issue 30 Straw Poll. That poll will likely never happen now due to >> process change [1]. >> >> The file is comments-mt.html >> >> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Sep/0243.html >> > -- Laura L. Carlson
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