- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 01:43:20 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Justin Thorp <juth@loc.gov>
- Cc: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Fri, 7 Dec 2007, Justin Thorp wrote: > > Now while this may be technically accurate, the general web developer > community doesn't understand the finer points of the W3C standards > development process and how long it takes. I fear that because the > finish line seems so far off (10-15 years) they're going to disengage > because they feel they'll never see the fruits of their contribution. Yeah, I agree. I've updated the FAQ on this: http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/FAQ#When_will_HTML_5_be_finished.3F I've also been working on an annotation system to help mark up different parts of the spec as having different stability levels. It's now deployed; catch me on IRC if you want to help out annotating different parts of the spec. > I propose we start a doc that explains the process of developing HTML 5 > a bit more in detail. It'd help to let people know what to expect at > the different parts of the process and where they can chip in or event > start adapting their current sites. > > I've started a shell doc based on the milestones listed on the HTML WG > home page and would love any contributions from someone who wants to > help, especially from folks who understand HTML 5 or the process more > then I. > > http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/Guide/HTML5Process That's great! Note that the HTML5 process started back in 2004. Also, I'm not sure the dates on that timetable are really realistic (last call 6 months from now, when it's taken us more than 9 months to publish a FPWD, and we haven't even managed that yet?). Different people have different expectations of what dates certain things are expected by, so it may be helpful to use a less passive voice when giving expected dates. Also, I think it would help to emphasise how different parts of the spec have different levels of maturity (e.g. how <canvas> is widely implemented and shipping, whereas <datagrid> is just a draft). What people really care about is when they can use the features, not when the spec will be "done". Cheers, -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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