Re: VC-JWT FPWD

On 16 Apr 2023 at 15:56 +0200, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>, wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 12:06 AM Kristina Yasuda
> <Kristina.Yasuda@microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I am confused why the publication date cannot be this Thursday 20th, given there are no changes to the document needed and there is already a WG resolution?
>
> Aside from the W3C approval process that Ivan mentioned, which is
> highly unlikely to be approved by this Thursday, there was an
> agreement[1] that the VC-JWT Editor's do the following things:
>
> 1. Directly update the specification based on what they felt needed to
> be done, given that it was noted that the specification was in bad
> shape[2].
> 2. Prepare a FPWD-ready document (Orie did this, thank you).
> 3. Present it to the group and have the group do a review of the
> document before it is published.

Ouch. I have not been informed, or missed, this last round. As the document was publication ready, I have issued a request for publication this morning:

https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/500

Ivan

>
> At this time, I will note that:
>
> * Items 1 and 3 have not happened.
>
> Regarding item 1, the large PR with concerns was merged (which was
> expected), but hardly any reworking of the specification for FPWD has
> occurred. A cursory review of the document shows that the
> specification is in just as bad of a shape as it was when we discussed
> it during the call last week. There was an opportunity to fix large
> parts of the specification, add issue markers for areas that are
> problematic, and, in general, improve the specification for FPWD
> publication. AFAICT, that has not happened.
>
> Regarding item 3, it was explicitly stated[2] that there would be a
> review cycle on the Editor's reformatting of the document for FPWD.
> Now, there seems to be a rush to publish while ignoring that review
> cycle.
>
> To be clear, I'm not objecting to FPWD. I'm just noting that what's
> happening is not what the WG had agreed to last week. I expect the
> Chairs to enforce the consensus of the group.
>
> -- manu
>
> [1]https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/Meetings/Minutes/2023-04-12-vcwg#section3-4
> [2]https://github.com/w3c/vc-jwt/pull/68#issuecomment-1503580134
>
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>