- From: Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:48:20 +1100
- To: Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>
- Cc: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>, "public-html-admin@w3.org" <public-html-admin@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CAHp8n2=Xag3ox1qonbNUBb4NnwOrDn2Y2Vq1v512WMYistSPmw@mail.gmail.com>
Committee Draft. On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>wrote: > >All new content in a HTML5.1 spec is only proposed until the spec goes > to CD > > What do you mean by "CD"? > > Sent from my Windows Phone > ------------------------------ > From: Silvia Pfeiffer > Sent: 09/12/2012 12:31 AM > To: Sam Ruby > Cc: public-html-admin@w3.org > > Subject: Re: Editorial patches staged for merge week 49 > > > > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 1:45 AM, Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net> wrote: > >> On 12/08/2012 04:40 AM, Silvia Pfeiffer wrote: >> >>> >>> So, wrt extension specs: the way I understand them is that they are for >>> the HTML5 spec: they specify features that somebody hopes to still get >>> into HTML5, rather than HTML5.1 [1]. >>> >>> [1] http://dev.w3.org/html5/**decision-policy/html5-2014-**plan.html<http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/html5-2014-plan.html> >>> >> >> I disagree. See: >> >> "During this process, we will encourage modularity as a preferred way to >> approach introducing new features into the 5.1 release." >> >> Reference: >> >> http://dev.w3.org/html5/**decision-policy/html5-2014-** >> plan.html#html5.1-milestones<http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/html5-2014-plan.html#html5.1-milestones> >> >> > Sure, modularity is a good way to introduce big features. But what about > small features? > > I don't think we want to go to the extent of making every single patch an > extension spec. All new content in a HTML5.1 spec is only proposed until > the spec goes to CD - actually really until it goes to REC, but with more > rigorous weeding of features from about CD on. I don't see it practical > until CD to work with an extension spec for every change, or even every new > small feature. > > Any big feature - such as the introduction of encrypted media - is > certainly better introduced through a separate spec. However, there is a > difference between a modular new spec and an extension spec as for HTML5. > > Silvia. >
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