- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:17:05 -0800
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Cc: Larry Masinter <masinter@adobe.com>, HTMLwg WG <public-html@w3.org>
On Jan 2, 2010, at 11:35 PM, Ian Hickson wrote: > On Sat, 2 Jan 2010, Larry Masinter wrote: >> >> First, and most importantly, the "controlled environments" of the >> world >> are definitely part of the web. While you might argue about who might >> define this in general, the scope of W3C working groups is >> determined by >> W3C members, and I can assert with some certainty that the W3C >> members >> who fund the W3C are as concerned -- if not more concerned -- about >> "controlled environments" as they are about the public web. (The >> WhatWG >> constituency is of course different, but we're talking about the >> scope >> of W3C HTML WG, and not the scope of WhatWG.) > > Since our charter states that: > > # The HTML Working Group will actively pursue convergence with WHATWG > > ...it seems that the scope of the WHATWG is also relevant in this > particular case. > > For what it's worth, the guidance given by the chairs on this topic > [1] is > consistent with the position the WHATWG has been following for the > past > six years or so in the development of HTML5, so I don't think there's > anything that needs to change to make the working group's deliverables > consistent with that guidance. > > > [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2010Jan/0027.html To clarify, my comment cited here is a personal opinion, not an official chair position. I would have to consider more carefully and consult with my co-chairs to issue any kind of official ruling. That being said, I don't think we need an official ruling on this issue. Regards, Maciej
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