Re: Netflix HTML5 player in IE 11 on Windows 8.1

On 7/10/2013 7:16 AM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> Jeff Jaffe <jeff@w3.org> wrote:
>> On 7/6/2013 11:20 PM, David Singer wrote:
>>> In general, saying "I don't like X" doesn't carry much weight in
>>> any body I know.  "I think Y is a better solution for the following
>>> reasons" gets a whole lot more traction.
>> Well said, David.
>>
>> Or here is another way to point out the same thing.
>>
>> W3C at this point has not accepted the EME spec.  It is a draft
>> specification of a Working Group, that has not yet received Director
>> approval.
>>
>> W3C has said that the requirement is in-scope for the Working Group.
>>
>> We have regularly (on this list) invited folks to propose better
>> solutions to the Working Group.
> What if the kind of architecture that is pursued in the EME spec is in
> fact the best possible solution to the stated requirement, but it is
> still very bad because it is fundamentally incompatible with building
> an open web and ICT systems that provide a reasonable environment for
> the protection of human rights?

Assuming that the Working Group addresses the issues against the spec 
and bring it forward to the W3C Director for approval as a W3C 
Recommendation, he will determine whether it is appropriate for approval 
as a W3M Recommendation.

>
> Greetings,
> Norbert
> FreedomHTML.org

Received on Wednesday, 10 July 2013 13:08:31 UTC