Re: CfC to publish Geolocation API Candidate Recommendation - review by 26 Aug 2021

Hi All,

This CfC ended with no concerns.

Fuqiao - please work with the editor to prepare a transition request.

Thanks,

-Anssi

> On 12. Aug 2021, at 18.32, Kostiainen, Anssi <anssi.kostiainen@intel.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi DAS WG,
> FYI PING,
> 
> This is a Call for Consensus to publish the Geolocation API as a Candidate Recommendation (CR).
> 
> Please review the latest Working Draft [1] and reply to public-device-apis@w3.org by 26 August 2021 if you have any concerns with this publication plan. 
> 
> Silence is considered consent.
> 
> Since the First Public Working Draft (FPWD) published 27 May 2021, the API has received the following normative changes:
> 
> • Return 0 when watchPosition() errors #100
> • Callback with error if doc is not fully active #97
> • Gracefully handle documents that are not fully active #90
> • Add "geolocation task queue" #87
> 
> For details, please refer to the change log [2].
> 
> The spec has received wide review [3] at FPWD time. (The above-mentioned normative changes since FPWD are implementation details that bring the spec inline with implementations and don't change or invalidate the wide reviews received at FPWD time.)
> 
> The rationale for the rapid progression along the Rec Track is to update the outdated 7 Sep 2010 CR of this API by modernizing it to the extend possible while retaining compatibility with existing implementations.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Anssi (DAS WG co-chair)
> 
> 
> [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation/

> 
> [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation/#change-log

> 
> [3] https://github.com/w3c/geolocation-api/issues/43

Received on Friday, 27 August 2021 09:47:51 UTC