- From: Lorrie Cranor <lorrie+@cs.cmu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:03:31 -0400
- To: public-p3p-spec <public-p3p-spec@w3.org>
The next P3P specification group conference call will be on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, 11 am - 12 pm US Eastern. Dial-in information is available at http://www.w3.org/P3P/Group/Specification/1.1/meetings.html 1. XML schema stuff We're still looking for feedback from implementers. Serge will be sending more info on the possibility of a translation tool shortly. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-p3p-spec/2004Jun/0017.html 2. Rechartering timeline - the charter for this working group expired. Rigo is drafting a new charter http://www.w3.org/P3P/Group/Specification/040719-charter.html [member only]. The main difference from our old charter is the timeline. We expect to be ready for last call in August and then for Candidate Recommendation by November (maybe earlier?). We can't exit CR until we have met exit criteria (which means we need implementations). What is a realistic schedule for getting P3P 1.1 implementations out that we can use to meet our exit criteria? 3. Exit criteria. We need to have a set of criteria for when we will know that P3P 1.1 has been sufficiently tested and implemented to become a Proposed Recommendations. I have cut and paste the P3P1.0 exit criteria (from http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-P3P-20001215/) to the end of this message. We have plenty of time to work out the details, but I would like to start the discussion about what our exit criteria are going to look like. Typically, W3C specs have two implementations of all features as part of their exit criteria. We also have the option of designating certain features as "at risk" and removing them if they are not implemented by the deadline we specify. For all the gory details of the W3C process for getting in and out of candidate recommendation, see http://www.w3.org/2004/02/Process-20040205/tr.html#cfi 4. Schedule next call (August 11?) --- P3P 1.0 Exit Criteria The Candidate Recommendation review period ends once the milestones below are achieved. Input from implementors will be accepted at least through 15 March 2001. The milestones are: 1. at least one P3P user agent implementation integrated into an HTTP user agent capable of fetching HTML files that includes all of the functionality required and recommended by this specification 2. a second P3P user agent implementation of each specified function (these functions may be demonstrated across several partial P3P implementations or they may be demonstrated in a second full P3P implementation) 3. at least one special-purpose tool for generating P3P policies and policy reference files 4. at least one tool for converting full P3P policies to compact policies 5. at least 10 P3P-enabled production web sites 6. at least one web site that illustrates each of the example scenarios in Section 2.5 of the P3P1.0 specification as well as at least one web site that uses mini-policies (these may be either production web sites or demonstration sites) Furthermore during the Candidate Recommendation review period, the Working Group will: 1. Prepare a W3C Note describing RDF data models representing P3P policies and policy reference files. 2. Submit an Internet Draft to the IETF describing the P3P header and request that an RFC be issued documenting this header. 3. Prepare a set of test policies and policy reference files that user agent implementers can use to demonstrate that their implementations behave correctly. This should include examples of policies that contain syntax errors. 4. Specify the appropriate behavior for user agents upon encountering a policy with invalid syntax. The working group also encourages implementors to explore the possibility of implementations in web proxies and mobile devices, as well as implementations that can import user preferences using the [APPEL] language. Please send review comments to www-p3p-public-comments@w3.org (publicly archived). Should this specification prove very difficult or impossible to implement, the Working Group will return the document to Working Draft status and make necessary changes. Otherwise, the Working Group anticipates asking the W3C Director to advance this document to Proposed Recommendation.
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