Re: CfC: return HTML 5.0 to Last Call

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On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> Dear Chairs, WG:
>
> Please understand that this is NOT an objection to returning HTML 5.0 to
> LC. While the PFWG has not considered a position on this question, all
> indications are that we would support this CfC.
>
> However, we do believe there is one section of the candidate LC document
> whose RFC2119 status may need to be changed. Therefore, we are
> requesting that the following section be marked "At Risk" for the LC:
>
>
> http://htmlwg.org/heartbeat/WD-html5-20140617/dom.html#sec-strong-native-semantics
>
> PF notes that the normative requirements on user agents in this section
> are not tested and believes that they cannot be appropriately
> implemented from the specification alone. The development of the "HTML
> Accessibility API Mappings" specification will eventually provide the
> relevant implementation guidance, but this document is far from ready at
> this time.
>
> Discussion of this issue in PF can be found beginning at:
>
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pfwg/2014Jun/0067.html
>
> I expect the PFWG will file a bug against the HTML 5.0 specification in
> this
> regard during the coming week.
>
> Janina
>
>
> Sam Ruby writes:
> > In accordance with Plan 2014[1]:
> >
> >      We think it is likely that the Working Group will make substantive
> >      changes to the document as a result of Candidate Recommendation
> >      Review. Therefore, in accordance with the W3C Process, we will
> >      return to a short Last Call before requesting to advance to
> >      Proposed Recommendation.
> >
> > the HTML Chairs are issuing a Call for Consensus to return HTML 5.0 to
> Last
> > Call.  The document can be found here:
> >
> >      http://htmlwg.org/heartbeat/WD-html5-20140617/
> >
> > Silence will be taken to mean there is no objection, but positive
> responses
> > are encouraged. If there are no objections by Friday June 13th, this
> > resolution will carry.
> >
> > The proposed Last Call Working Draft states:
> >
> >      The scope of Last Call feedback on this specification is limited to
> >      changes that have taken place during the Candidate Recommendation
> >      phase[2]. The Last Call period is expected to finish on 15 July
> >      2014. Once Last Call comments are addressed, the Working Group
> >      expects to advance this draft to Proposed Recommendation.
> >
> > Note that some features marked as at risk in the current Candidate
> > Recommendation were removed[3].  The following features remain in the
> draft
> > at this time but may be removed due to lack of implementation:
> >
> >      the DataCue interface;
> >      <input type=time>;
> >      drag and drop;
> >      the new ruby model.
> >
> > - Sam Ruby,
> > on behalf of the HTML WG co-chairs
> >
> > [1] http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/html5-2014-plan.html#plan
> > [2]
> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?chfield=bug_status&chfieldfrom=2012-12-17&chfieldto=2014-06-17&chfieldvalue=RESOLVED&component=HTML5%20spec&list_id=38742&product=HTML%20WG&query_format=advanced
> > [3] https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=24812
>
> --
>
> Janina Sajka,   Phone:  +1.443.300.2200
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