- From: Matthew Ratzloff <matt@builtfromsource.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:31:29 -0700 (PDT)
- To: public-html@w3.org
On Tue, March 27, 2007 5:57 pm, Asbjørn Ulsberg wrote: > As to the "we're all over the place" statement, I have to agree. I'll try > to provide some insight in how progress was conducted and executed in the > ATOMPUB WG of IETF. Along those lines, I'll contribute my own experience. I'm involved in a (software) framework project. The flow goes like this: 1. I (or a group of us) have an improvement or a recommendation for change. I float this idea by the mailing list to see if there's interest in a proposal. 2. If there is (e.g., a few people chime in and encourage me to create a proposal), I fill in the standard proposal template to begin the formal proposal process. This proposal template includes things like a description of the problem, how your idea solves it, references, and example use cases. I announce the creation of my proposal on the mailing list that my proposal applies to (there are mailing lists for each sub-section). 3. The proposal is commented on by members of the community on the proposal page, in a discussion immediately below the proposal. It's threaded so you can follow topics easier, even though there's also markup for quoting. Authors take in community feedback and modify their proposal as they deem necessary. 4. Consensus is reached. Either the proposal withers on the vine (lack of interest; others feel it doesn't merit approval) or people support the nearly-finished proposal. In that case, the author marks his proposal as ready for review by the steering group. 5. The steering group reviews the proposal and either approves it, rejects it, or approves it pending some changes. 6. The finished approval is adopted. I can't tell you how well this process works. It is incredibly organized. At any given time it is very clear where proposals are because they are divided into New Proposals, Reviews Pending, Proposals Under Review, Approved Proposals, and Removed (i.e., Rejected) Proposals. Discussion is also contained on the relevant pages, and spin-off ideas must have their own separate proposal. Mail from lists with hundreds of users is very easy to manage (25-50 or so messages a day), and you can choose to subscribe to your specific area of interest. Plus, pages that have been recently created or changed are shown on the main page. Most importantly, things get done, and no one feels shortchanged because their idea got lost in the commotion. The particular collaboration tool they use is Atlassian Confluence. http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/ -Matt
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