- From: MURATA Makoto <eb2m-mrt@asahi-net.or.jp>
- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 17:03:25 +0900
- To: W3C Publishing Business Group <public-publishingbg@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CALvn5EDrSAEvoZfkGGr3knL3bRc4pvJvTabSKH0HcD9rkb31tg@mail.gmail.com>
I also think that having this teleconference at 02:00 AM JST is too inconvenient for Japan, especially because it is one of the biggest adopters of EPUB3. Regards, Makoto 2018年11月6日(火) 16:24 鎌田純子 <kamata@voyager.co.jp>: > Dear all, > > Today regret to join. > Starting at 2:00 am is too hard to join. > > Best, > > Junko Kamata > Voyager Japan, Inc > > 2018年11月6日(火) 16:21 AUDRAIN LUC <LAUDRAIN@hachette-livre.fr>: > >> Sorry missing line for item 1) Back from TPAC Lyon 2018: please see >> Wendy Reid Post at : >> >> https://www.w3.org/blog/2018/11/publishing-at-tpac-2018/ >> >> >> >> Luc >> >> >> >> *De : *AUDRAIN LUC <LAUDRAIN@hachette-livre.fr> >> *Date : *mardi 6 novembre 2018 à 08:09 >> *À : *W3C Publishing Business Group <public-publishingbg@w3.org> >> *Cc : *"McCloy-Kelley, Liisa" <lmccloy-kelley@penguinrandomhouse.com>, >> "Johnson, Rick" <Rick.Johnson@vitalsource.com> >> *Objet : *[PBG] Agenda for 20181106 call : EPUB3.2 REC Track important >> discussion >> >> >> >> Hello W3C Publishing Business Group Members, >> >> >> >> Below is the agenda for our call this coming Tuesday, November 6th to >> be held at [0]. >> We hope you will be able to join us! >> >> >> >> Please join with EDRLab GoToMeeting [1] (IRC channel *#pbg*). >> >> >> >> *Agenda:* >> >> 1. Back from TPAC Lyon 2018 >> 2. EPUB3 Roadmap: plan to promote EPUB3.2 as W3C REC >> 1. See my report below >> 2. Questions, comments, objections ? >> 3. PBG has to give a position before the end of November >> 3. EPUBcheck - Update on Development and Fundraising – please >> socialize and commit funds! @ [2] >> >> >> >> *Back from W3C TPAC 2018 in Lyon* >> >> >> >> *Main proposition:* >> >> - *PUBLISHING@W3C envisions EPUB3.2 a W3C recommendation* ! >> >> >> >> *Details:* >> >> >> >> *On the Publishing side, Publishing Working Group F2F *Monday and Tuesday >> >> >> >> 1. *Concerns on EPUB3.2* >> >> >> >> Now that *EPUB 3.2 has been written as a note from the community group* (thanks >> to Dave), questions arise about its promotion and deployment. >> >> - *EPUB 3.2 promotion clashes with EPUB4* *with a time target of Q2 >> 2020,* being developed in the Working Group as a profile of Web >> Publication. EPUB 3.2 is of great help to push publishers to switch to >> EPUB3 with *epubcheck ready in Q2 2019*, but this is disturbed by >> EPUB4 coming 1 year or so after… >> - On the side of Reading Systems, *EPUB3.2 deployment still suffer >> from issues of interoperability*, bugs. There is an urgent need of >> testing for all features and bug fixing. >> >> >> >> 1. *BG priorities for the WG* >> >> >> >> On Tuesday morning, the *Working Group F2F had a session with the >> Business Group* (Liisa and I, co-chairs) asking for *priorities*. >> >> This moment was rich and *disruptive.* It did generate a lot of >> discussions during the following days with the active presence of W3C >> management, Ralf Swick (COO) and Jeff Jaffé (CEO). >> >> Our Japanese friend Makoto did participate by mail (he read the minutes), >> and Laurent Le Meur from EDRLab brought also serious propositions. On >> Wednesday evening, we ended up in a VIP meeting room with Ralph, Liisa, >> Dave and I to try to wrap up. >> >> >> >> In the discussions, 2 important items for the publishing industry were >> brought up on the table: >> >> - *The industry desperately need a real standard for audiobooks* and >> EPUB3 isn’t able to do the job >> - *The Asian publishers need absolutely an EPUB3 ISO standard *and >> EPUB3.2 is not recognized as a community group note >> >> >> >> 1. *Propositions* >> >> >> >> To summarize: *we envision to make EPUB3.2 a W3C recommendation* ! >> >> >> >> - *The Working Group will still work on WP with an emphasis on an >> application to audiobooks as soon as possible* >> - EPUB4 will be postponed and its name less pronounced >> - *The Working Group will also work in parallel to make EPUB 3.2 a >> W3C REC* >> - There will be no technical change in the EPUB3.2 note from the CG >> - The charter of the PWG has to be changed to enable EPUB3.2 REC >> track in parallel to WP >> - This will take some time and may fail if formal objections >> are not resolved (need anticipation) >> - Testing is key : each feature of EPUB has to be implemented >> in at least 2 Reading System >> - *The Community Group will work already on interoperability >> (testing, gathering of bugs, etc)* >> - This work will fulfill the need of testing for the REC track >> - *The Business Group will explain to the Publishing industry the >> global reasons* >> - Technical: improve interoperability and bug fixing >> - Political: a W3C REC has more power on Reading System developers >> - Internationalization: the ISO standard for Asian people will be >> adopted from W3C REC >> - it will not be a rewriting by ISO (with a risk of differences) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On behalf of PBG co-chairs, >> >> Luc Audrain >> >> >> >> [0] >> https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=W3C+PBG+Meeting+&iso=20181106T12&p1=179&ah=1 >> >> >> >> [1] https://www.w3.org/publishing/groups/publ-wg/Meetings/gotomeetings >> >> >> >> [2] https://www.w3.org/publishing/epubcheck_fundraising >> >> >> > > > -- > 鎌田純子 > 株式会社ボイジャー > kamata@voyager.co.jp > > ----------------------------------------------- > ☆ホームページ > https://www.voyager.co.jp > ----------------------------------------------- > オフィス A > 〒150-0001 東京都渋谷区 > 神宮前5-41-14 エクセル青山101 > Tel: 03-5467-7070（代） > Fax: 03-5467-7080 > オフィス B > 〒150-0001 東京都渋谷区 > 神宮前5-40-7 > Tel: 03-5467-7070（代） > Fax: 03-5778-9597 > ----------------------------------------------- > -- Praying for the victims of the Japan Tohoku earthquake Makoto
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