Re: [MSE] Homework re: issues in the context of upcoming FPWD

I agree. I don't believe Bug 19673 is critical to the FPWD and I support
leaving it out in the interest of getting to FPWD as quickly as possible.

I don't really know what is involved in converting the MSE spec in to a
FPWD. I realize we still have 3 outstanding bugs, but say I decided to punt
them and publish FPWD today. What would I need to do to make that happen?
I'm just trying to figure out what work remains for publishing a FPWD that
isn't captured by a bug that blocks the Publish Media Source Extensions
FPWD bug <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20253>.

Aaron


On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> wrote:

>
> On Dec 12, 2012, at 1:22 AM, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> I think issue #19673 [1] would benefit the most from being included in
> the FPWD, and exposed to a broader audience.
> >
> > Why would this bug "benefit the most"?  I am becoming quite concerned
> that we will never get a FPWD if we insist on getting everyone's "most
> important bug" solved in the FPWD.
> >
> > In my view it is time to move to a "date driven schedule" for both the
> MSE and EME FPWD's.  We should pick a date and agree that we will all work
> to get as many bugs resolved by that date.  Anything not done by that date
> will simply wait for a subsequent WD which could be as soon as we want
> after the FPWD.
>
> I agree with Paul. FPWD doesn't have to be perfect or complete. It just
> has to be a reasonable starting point.
>
> The W3C Process says:
>
> "In order to make Working Drafts available to a wide audience early in
> their development, the requirements for publication of a Working Draft are
> limited to an agreement by a chartered Working Group to publish the
> technical report and satisfaction of the Team's Publication Rules[PUB31].
> Consensus is not a prerequisite for approval to publish; the Working Group
> may request publication of a Working Draft even if it is unstable and does
> not meet all Working Group requirements."
>
> The upshot is that Working Groups should look to publish a First Public
> Working Draft early in development, even if it is incomplete and unstable.
> The two media extensions have arguably already waiting too long by this
> standard.
>
> Regards,
> Maciej
>
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