Re: Why "Platform Core" and "HTML5" are in the same spec

This pretty much sounds like a "thanks but no thanks", doesn't it. I  
don't know if I can learn this dance or understand how the WG wants to  
move forward its work.

Nikunj

On Nov 21, 2008, at 2:40 PM, Julian Reschke wrote:

> Ian Hickson wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Julian Reschke wrote:
>>> Ian Hickson wrote:
>>>> ... If I mentioned an editor for the SQL-related parts I was  
>>>> probably talking about an editor for the SQL language subset that  
>>>> the database section will eventually need to require for  
>>>> interoperability, as opposed to the database and storage section  
>>>> (which as noted, is mostly done already). ...
>>> So these would be in different documents? Me confused.
>> I expect when there are fewer more pressing matters (like the  
>> thousands of outstabding e-mails of feedback) that we can split out  
>> the storage section into its own document much like the workers  
>> section, and the "Web SQL" definition can live there. Or it could  
>> be is own spec. I don't really mind. It's mostly academic at this  
>> point.
>
> Hu?
>
> My impression was that we have a volunteer -- Nikunj -- and you just  
> turned down his offer. How is that academic?
>
>>> That sounds backwards to me. How is the second implementation  
>>> supposed to come into existence then? Why not specify, implements,  
>>> test, and re-iterate that process?
>> Sure, if someone wants to volunteer and wants to do it that way  
>> instead, then that's fine by me too. So long as the implementors  
>> are on board and we end up with interoperable implementations, I  
>> don't really care how it's done.
>
> Aha. We have a volunteer, as far as I understand, and judging from  
> his email address, a likely competent one. Why would implementors be  
> not on board, if their feedback is treated as it should?
>
> Best regards, Julian
>
>
>

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