Re: Update on new standards proposal

On 14 Oct 2010, at 5:43 PM, Arnaud Le Hors wrote:

> Hello Ian,
>
> I'm glad the general idea was approved but I'm not sure I understand  
> what is going to be offered to facilitate the creation and work of  
> Community Group if no infrastructure is provided. I must be missing  
> something because practically speaking how would these groups then  
> come to life and function?

Good question.

I have made it clear to my colleagues that without a scalable system,  
this will be very hard to implement. One solution is for the systems  
team to drop other work in favor of this project. That's a possibility  
but requires further negotiation with the Head of Systems (which I've  
started).

Another option (probably in combination with the first) is to seek  
external funding, like a sponsorship program.

I welcome additional suggestions,

  _ Ian


>
> Thanks.
> --
> Arnaud  Le Hors - Program Director, Global Open Standards, IBM Open  
> Source & Standards Policy
>
>
>
>
> From:        Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
> To:        public-vision-newstd@w3.org
> Date:        10/14/2010 03:28 PM
> Subject:        Update on new standards proposal
> Sent by:        public-vision-newstd-request@w3.org
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I come bearing pretty good news!
>
> Here's an update on the new standards task force proposal [1]
> following W3C's annual management meeting. The purpose of that meeting
> was to prioritize and select from among the many proposals produced by
> all five of the task forces created by the CEO (including this one).
> Here are the results. I welcome your comments, questions, etc.
>
>  _ Ian
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2010/07/community
>
> =============
> On the proposal
>
> This proposal is *approved* ... in part. Congratulations to the task
> force for a job well done. This is likely to have a big positive
> effect on W3C.
>
> Pending discussion with the Advisory Committee the first week of
> November, W3C will fund part of it and W3C will start to implement it.
> That's going to mean:
>
>   - Hammering out the details of the proposal, probably with some
> process document edits
>   - Same with the IPR policy: http://www.w3.org/2010/09/newstdipr.html
>
> The parts that will *not* be funded with funds available today are:
>
>     - Infrastructure
>       http://www.w3.org/2010/07/community#infrastructure
>
>     - Developer portal
>       http://www.w3.org/2010/07/community#portal
>
> People liked these proposals a lot, but they liked others (of the 100
> or so we started with) even more.
>
> I am likely to begin seeking additional funding for at least one of
> these, because I think they are important to the success of the
> program overall. Let me know if you'd like to talk more about that.
>
> ==============
> On revenue ideas
>
> I have also been discussing the relationship between this proposal and
> a related, revenue-bearing proposal for something we are calling
> "business groups." The idea is this:
>
>    - If you want to create a group rapidly and need very little W3C
> staff involvement, a community group is the way to go.
>    - If you want extra benefits but no ongoing staff contact, then
> Members can create a business group and non-Members can participate
> for a fee that is a fraction of the regular W3C Membership dues. The
> extra benefits (in the draft proposal) include some periodic
> consulting from the W3C staff, and the opportunity to work in a forum
> that is publicly readable but not writable.
>    - If you want significant staff resource investment, then W3C
> expects large organizations to support W3C through Membership dues,
> whether their work will be on the standards track (Working Group) or
> not (Interest Group).
>
> Thus, there will be some new options for participation (for new
> audiences) with different price tags and sets of benefits. We are
> still working those out but I wanted to let you know where we stand.
> --
> Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)    http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
> Tel:                                      +1 718 260 9447
>
>
>

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Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org)    http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs/
Tel:                                      +1 718 260 9447

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