Draft Decision Policy update

Note that this is *DRAFT*. While most of the bugs addressed changes have 
been available for review since April with little feedback, the document 
which contains these changes has not been reviewed by W3C management, my 
co-chairs, or the editors.

Decision Policy v3 
<http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v3.html> has 
been updated to reflect the changed identified in the Stabilization plan 
<http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/html5-stabilization-plan.html#Q6>. 
Retroactive changes are fixed in place. New additions for LC2 are 
consolidated to a new section.

Specifics:

  *

    16481 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16481>:
    Establish a feature freeze - no adding of new features based on bug
    or editor's discretion, without prior WG approval

      o Last feedback 2012-04-10
        <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16481#c7>
      o Applied patch. Note this is retroactive.
  *

    16674 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16674>:
    Feature discouragement in issue process - can use "too late to add
    features" as a technical argument in a counter-proposal

      o Last feedback 2012-04-10
        <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16674#c2>
      o Applied patch. Note this is retroactive.
  *

    12734 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12734>:
    Starting with LC2 or perhaps before, all changes need to be
    associated with a duly filed LC2 or earlier bug

      o Last feedback 2012-04-10
        <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12734#c13>
      o Applied patch, then made the following changes:
          + changed /expect/ to /require/. This is based on feedback
            from the editors.
          + moved to Second Last Call Process Additions section
            <http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v3.html#lc2>

  *

    16675 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16675>: Switch
    to a review-then-commit model for spec development

      o Last feedback 2012-04-10
        <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16675#c0>
      o Created new text
        <http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v3.html#lc2-rtc>.
        This is based on discussion with the editors.
  *

    13306 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13306>:
    Establish a deadline for implementation of WG Decisions

      o Last feedback 2012-04-10
        <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13306#c6>
      o Applied patch, then made the following change:
          + changed one /month/ to one /week/. This is based on feedback
            from the editor.
  *

    16676 <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16676>: Limit
    scope of LC2 bugs to relate to items that were changed since LC1

      o Last feedback 2012-05-03
        <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16676#c4>
      o Applied patch, then made the following changes:
          + Added "All bugs entered outside of this scope are to be
            reassigned to components set up for /HTML.next/ activities."
          + Added "In rare cases, editors may select individual bugs,
            ensure that there is a proposed change, and submit such for
            approval to the Working Group. "
          + moved to Second Last Call Process Additions section
            <http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v3.html#lc2>


Related links:

  * Stabilization plan
    <http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/html5-stabilization-plan.html#Q6>

  * Decision Policy v2
    <http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy-v2.html>
  * bugs
    <https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&component=working%20group%20Decision%20Policy&product=HTML%20WG&query_format=advanced&order=bug_id%20DESC&query_based_on>


- Sam Ruby