Re: request a heartbeat publication of HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives

+1

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On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org> wrote:

> On 10/10/2014 14:01 , Steve Faulkner wrote:
>
>> As It is unclear when  the document will be published as a note and what
>> direction the planned changes will take I consider it a reasonable
>> request that  a heartbeat draft be published by the HTML WG  before the
>> new editor(s) start work on the document. In its current form the
>> document accurately reflects the related advice on provision of text
>> alternatives contained in the HTML5 PR specification [1]. The current
>> HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives WD
>> http://www.w3.org/TR/html-alt-techniques/ is 2 years old and is largely
>> obsolete. I consider it an important of the review process to be able to
>> have a stable up to date snapshot of the document in its current form
>> available for myself and others who intend to contribute feedback as the
>> document changes.
>>
>
> +1
>
> We shouldn't let documents languish without updates for any length of
> time, let alone two years, particularly when we do have an update. A
> heartbeat is a heartbeat and if there's a new one coming then it can ship
> whenever it's ready.
>
> I can't wait for automatic publication on commits!
>
> --
> Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ - @robinberjon
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