Re: [url] Requests for Feedback (was Feedback from TPAC)

On 2014-12-19 13:08, Sam Ruby wrote:
> What frustrates me is that we met, in person, face to face.  You
> proposed some specific actions whereby the IETF (where you are a member)
> and the TAG (where you are a member) would either endorse or propose
> changes to what I proposed.  I took notes and published them promptly:
>
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-whatwg-archive/2014Nov/0000.html
>
> I've seen no follow through on what you personally proposed.  I want to
> know what it takes to get an endorsement from Mark Nottingham.  Not a
> thanks that I've picked up this work, an actual endorsement of URL
> Living Standard and/or the URL W3C Working draft, as well as the stated
> direction.
>
> In addition, let me now up the ante.  You mentioned a W3C
> recommendation.  I have personally updated the document which is on the
> W3C Rec track:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/url/
>
> I have kept a working draft up to date:
>
> http://rawgit.com/w3ctag/url/develop/url.html
>
> Please tell me what it will take for me to formally propose that a
> RFC3986bis be created.  If necessary, I'll volunteer to be the author.
> ...

I believe a necessary step to get the IETF to agree to revise RFC 3986 
would be a problem description; not about the things the spec doesn't 
say (such as handling broken URIs), but what actually is *wrong* with 
RFC 3986.

Best regards, Julian

Received on Friday, 19 December 2014 12:48:56 UTC