Re: Static snapshot of Controller Documents CR1 prepared

Hi Manu,


> On 23 Nov 2024, at 22:52, Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com> wrote:
> 
> I have prepared an initial static snapshot of the Controller Documents
> v1.0 Candidate Recommendation 1 Draft and placed it here:
> 
> https://w3c.github.io/controller-document/transitions/2024/CR1/
> 
> We still have to finish choosing the name of the specification and
> then finalize the media type based on that decision. Other than those
> two items, every other normative issue has been addressed. Once we
> address the remaining normative issues, there is an expectation that
> we will entertain a proposal to transition to CR1.

Just minor issues:

- The introduction includes a note on the W3C TAG profiling issue. This must be resolved before going to CR, because it is part of the TAG comments (I realized it is essentially an editorial issue, but it is better to solve it before the transition request). Let us avoid unnecessary back and forth between us and the W3C reviewers. 

As an aside, it refers to Issue 1, which is not an existing issue in our issue list; this is a bit 

- Super minor editorial issue: there are misplaced … characters in the Example 11 (I just saw it going by, and I thought I would mention it).

> 
> he expectation to transition out of CR are at least two
> implementations of each mandatory feature. There remain a few
> editorial issues that we can address during the CR1 phase.
> 
> This is just a heads-up that we're nearing that point and so reviewers
> are urged to ensure that we are feature complete wrt. the document
> posted above.

The problem is that the date you use is unrealistic; I do not believe the CR publication can be done this year (alas!). We still have to solve a few issues and PRs. This means, I presume, that the earliest date for an official transition request is sometimes next week (and that is a tall order). Which leaves two Fridays for the reviewers to review and possibly give their approval: Dec 13 and Dec 20. However, the end of year publication moratorium starts on the 20th (until the 1st). The best we can achieve is to get a green light on the 20th, I can then submit an official publication request, and publish early 2025.

No big deal, but that means our repository should use a transition/2025/CR1 path instead of 2024…

Cheers

Ivan


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