- From: Larry Masinter <LMM@acm.org>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:20:29 -0800
- To: "'Tim Berners-Lee'" <timbl@w3.org>, "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>
- Cc: "Philippe Le Hegaret" <plh@w3.org>, "Ralph Swick" <swick@w3.org>
Thanks, Tim. I think this decision resolves the concerns I raised about handling this work strictly within the current working group structure. I will be glad to see the documents published with a clear "Status of This Document" with a summary of this Decision and a pointer to the Decision itself; it would seem that this would also inform the reviewing community. =========================== > It is important > (a) that the design be modular; > (b) that the specifications be kept modular and > (c) that the communities of expertise of the respective fields > (graphics and data) be involved in the design process. I am glad to see you emphasize these points, and I believe bringing back these design principles into the future of HTML are crucial. > I am asking the domain lead to annotate the charter in place > to make these points clearer to newcomers. I agree: the divergence of the written charter and the actual work and process of the group has been misleading, and making the actual work of the group explicit has been long overdue. > I encourage the group to establish joint task forces to help ensure that > the needs of the larger community are met. Thank you for acknowledging my request that the work on the topics of embedded graphics and embedded data be handled by focused sub-groups. Joint task forces with HTML WG and groups specifically chartered to deal with those topics are an appropriate way of resolving the issue of "scope". > I appreciate the continued work of the group and > co-Chairs to ensure constructive inter and intra-group > communication, and to make the HTML Working > Group a forum conducive to participation. I appreciate that too; I agree that as a general community we will be better served with clear and honest communications as they will lead to a more collaborative process and hopefully, a swifter one. Thanks, Larry -- http://larry.masinter.net -----Original Message----- From: public-html-request@w3.org On Behalf Of Tim Berners-Lee Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:47 AM To: HTML WG Cc: Philippe Le Hegaret; Ralph Swick Subject: HTML+RDFa, Microdata, and Canvas in HTML WG Some in the community have raised questions recently about whether some work products of the HTML Working Group are within the scope of the Group's charter. Specifically in question were the HTML Canvas 2D API, and the HTML Microdata and HTML+RDFa Working Drafts. (A separate question, not to be confused, has been whether the work should be in the HTML5 document. In these three cases, I was happy to see the removal of the sections from the document, to make a more modular set of specifications. See also [1] for reasons for modularity in specifications. ) The work of the group has grown since it was chartered, and the charter document itself is no longer sufficiently explicit. (See recent W3C blog post on this topic [2]). This message clarifies what I consider to be within the scope of the group. I agree with the WG chairs that these items -- data and canvas -- are reasonable areas of work for the group. It is appropriate for the group to publish documents in this area. On the one hand, they elaborate areas touched on in HTML4. On the other, these elaborations are much deeper than the features of HTML4, but also they form separate subsystems, and these subsystems have strong overlaps with other design areas. It is important (a) that the design be modular; (b) that the specifications be kept modular and (c) that the communities of expertise of the respective fields (graphics and data) be involved in the design process. I am asking the domain lead to annotate the charter in place to make these points clearer to newcomers. I encourage the group to establish joint task forces to help ensure that the needs of the larger community are met. I appreciate the continued work of the group and co-Chairs to ensure constructive inter and intra-group communication, and to make the HTML Working Group a forum conducive to participation. [1] http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/01/modularity [2] http://www.w3.org/QA/2010/02/working_group_publication_requ Tim Berners-Lee Director, W3C
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