Re: Call for Consensus (CfC): First Published Working Drafts of WebXR Gamepad Module and AR Module

I realized we had never formally recorded the consensus here, and we need
to do so in order to publish.  There was general support for and no
objections to publishing the First Published Working Drafts of both the
WebXR Gamepad Module and WebXR Augmented Reality Module, so the Chairs have
concluded that we have consensus to publish.

-Ada and Chris

On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 1:47 AM Chris Wilson <cwilso@google.com> wrote:

> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to publish the WebXR Gamepads Module
> and the WebXR Augmented Reality Module as First Public Working Drafts
> (FPWD) of the Immersive Web Working Group.
>
> Now that our modularization is complete, the LT (aka the Chairs and
> Editors) have concluded that now is a good time to issue a First
> Published Working Draft
> <https://www.w3.org/2018/Process-20180201/#first-wd> [1] of the two
> additional modules (the Web XR Device API will have a Working Draft issued,
> but has already undergone FPWD).  Publication of a FPWD is a signal to the
> broader community that we are seeking review of the specification in its
> early stages.
>
> We would like to invite responses on this thread (privately or publicly)
> from each Member company in the Working Group to declare their support for
> or statement against
>
>
>    1. Issuing the current draft of WebXR Gamepad Module in Github
>    <https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-gamepads-module/> [2] as a
>    First Published Working Draft.
>    2. Issuing the current draft of WebXR Augmented Reality Module in
>    Github <https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-ar-module/> [3] as a
>    First Published Working Draft.
>
> <https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-ar-module/>
> Silence will be taken to mean there is no Formal Objection
> <https://www.w3.org/2018/Process-20180201/#def-Consensus> [4], but
> positive responses are encouraged. Publication as a FPWD does NOT indicate
> that a document is complete or represent Working Group consensus.  If there
> are no Formal Objections by *August 26th, 2019 *(1pm PDT), the proposal
> will carry and the Chairs will request that the Director approve
> publication as FPWD.
>
> The W3C Director takes Formal Objections seriously, and therefore they
> typically require significant time and effort to address. Therefore, please
> limit any Formal Objections to issues related to the scope of these
> documents rather than technical content where the Working Group has not yet
> made a decision, or where the specification may not be complete or correct.
> Please include substantive arguments or rationale for consideration by the
> Director in any Formal Objection.
>
> If there are Formal Objections, the Chairs will contact the individual(s)
> who made the Formal Objection to see whether there are changes that would
> address the concern and increase consensus to publish. Depending on the
> number and nature of the Formal Objections, the Chairs will either make a
> decision either to pursue FPWD and report the Formal Objections to the
> Director (as required by W3C Process), or to postpone publication until
> there is greater consensus to publish.
>
> - Chris and Ada
>
> [1] https://www.w3.org/2018/Process-20180201/#first-wd
> [2] https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-gamepads-module/
> [3] https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-ar-module/
> [4] https://www.w3.org/2018/Process-20180201/#def-Consensus
>