Re: Agenda for the Sept 11 call (V01)

On 9/11/2013 10:41 AM, David Wainberg wrote:
> Hi Matthias,
>
> On 2013-09-05 7:35 AM, Matthias Schunter (Intel Corporation) wrote:
>> 6. Publication of the current editor's draft as a working draft:
>> http://www.w3.org/2011/tracking-protection/drafts/tracking-compliance.html
>>     I have asked our editors to
>>         - insert a disclaimer that this is only the current starting 
>> point of our
>>             discussion and that the text is not consensus of the group.
>>         - to list the issues currently open
>>         - Indicating that more issues can be raised until October 02.
>>    Discussion (you may email before the call, too):
>>    What are additional concrete changes to the text that are 
>> essential before we publish?
> In my view, we're not ready to publish this as a Working Draft. There 
> are too many open issues and questions about the process going 
> forward. According to W3C process, publication of a Working Draft is 
> an indication to the world at large that the doc is approaching last 
> call and is ready for broad public review.

According to [1], publication of the First Public Working Draft is 
indeed a signal to the community to begin reviewing the document. It 
does not provide a signal that the doc is approaching last call.

[1] http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/tr#first-wd

> I don't think we're there yet. I would ask that we hold on doing this 
> until things settle a bit.
>
> Much thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> David