Re: The Procedures the AB is Using in Revising the W3C Process Document

On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:04:07 +0500, Charles McCathie Nevile  
<chaals@yandex-team.ru> wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:44:44 +0500, Suresh Chitturi  
> <schitturi@blackberry.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Would help if AB could shed light into the changes undergoing to  
>> process document, perhaps even better if you could host a short  
>> >>webinar to the AC!
>
> I guess I could do that, if there is some demand. I presume time zones  
> will kill us, and I am offering to do it a couple of times in July  
> and/or August, just to make >sure I catch most people on holiday :)

Just to be clear, I don't intend to do this *unless* there enough people  
request it to make it worthwhile. But if I do, I will be happy to repeat  
it in a couple of timezones so everyone gets a chance to participate at a  
reasonable time. Doing it just for Europe and Asia, jsut because that is  
my time zone, seems unfair.

cheers

>
> cheers
>
> Chaals
>
>>
>>>> Regards,
>>
>> Suresh
>>

>>
>>
>>
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>> From: Steve Zilles [mailto:steve@zilles.org]Sent: Tuesday, July 09,  
>> 2013 4:20 PM
>> To: public-w3process@w3.org
>> Cc: W3C Members; chairs@w3.org; ab@w3.org
>> Subject: The Procedures the AB is Using in Revising the W3C Process  
>> Document
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>>
>> The Goal (of the W3C Process Document Revision)
>>
>> Make the W3C Process as simple and straightforward as possible  
>> (consistent with IPR and legal considerations, specification >>quality,  
>> fairness, and transparency) and make it equally friendly to  
>> specification development using Agile methodologies as well as  
>> >>Waterfall methodologies.
>>
>>
>> The Mechanism
>>
>> The AB is responsible for evolving the W3C Process [0]. It intends to  
>> do this work primarily in public view, in the interest of being  
>> >>transparent and to solicit issues and comments, but the AB retains  
>> the responsibility for prioritizing the issues it considers and  
>> >>guiding the evolution of the W3C Process Document.
>>
>> [0] http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/processdoc.html#GAProcess
>>
>>
>> Because Chapter 7 of the existing Process Document describes the “set  
>> of steps and requirements followed by W3C Working >>Groups to  
>> standardize Web technology,” the AB  is focusing its efforts on  
>> completing a re-write of that chapter first. And will follow >>with  
>> updates to the rest of the document when Chapter 7 is in Last Call. In  
>> addition, the re-write of Chapter 7 is fairly far along, >>building on  
>> work that was initiated over a year and one half ago. That work  
>> included multiple presentations both at AC and TPAC >>meetings and a  
>> survey of AC Participants and Working Group Chairs.
>>
>>
>> Our goal is to have a draft that we can send to Last Call by  
>> mid-September. It is, therefore, imperative that you review the changes  
>> >>as soon as possible and provides comments, preferably before 9 August  
>> so that the AB has time to consider them and respond >>accordingly.
>>
>> As noted above, the AB will send results of its work for Last Call  
>> comments to the AC and, finally, for AC Review and Director >>Approval,  
>> per the Process Document [1]. All AC Representatives and Working Group  
>> Chairs are invited to participate in the CG >>discussion.
>>
>> [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/processdoc.html#GAProcess
>>
>>
>> The AB will publish [2] Editors Drafts and Working Drafts of revisions  
>> to the process document.
>>
>> [2] https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/AB/raw-file/default/tr.html
>>
>>
>> FAQs
>>
>> How can AC Representatives and Working Group Chairs participate?
>>
>> The can best participate by following what is happening in the CG, both  
>> on the CG’s e-mail list (public-w3process@w3.org) and on >>its Issue  
>> Tracker[3]. This can be done most easily by joining the CG, but it can  
>> also be done by monitoring mail archive and tracker >>without having to  
>> join the CG.
>>
>> [3] http://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/
>>
>>
>> Are CG members empowered to raise issues?
>>
>> Yes, they can raise issues on the CG Issue Tracker[3], but the Advisory  
>> Board will prioritize its handling the issues raised. The W3C >>Process  
>> Document Editor will  maintain a wiki page in the CG that lists open  
>> issues and their status within the AB (accepted, later, >>...)
>>
>>
>> Can CG members edit the Process Document drafts?
>>
>> No, only the Process Document Editor is empowered to edit the editor’s  
>> drafts and only the Advisory Board is empowered to publish >>new  
>> Working Drafts. Suggested edits can be sent to the CG Tracker and will  
>> be handled per the previous question.
>>
>>
>> Can the CG comment on and decide issues for itself?
>>
>> Yes, such decisions are, per the scope of the CG, suggestions to the AB  
>> for how the Process Document should evolve. It is a bit >>awkward for  
>> the AB and the CG to share an Issue Tracker because they are  
>> independent Groups, but because the topic is of >>interest to both  
>> groups, sharing the Issue list seems to be likely to be more productive  
>> than having two separate lists. Therefore, >>comments on what the AB is  
>> doing (or not doing) with the Process Document are certainly welcome  
>> and a main reason for sharing >>the discussion space between the AB and  
>> the CG.
>>
>>
>> Is the AB taking over the CG?
>>
>> No, The CG has its role of “examining the way W3C works and propose  
>> improvements to the formal processes.” As noted above, it >>can  
>> continue to do this independently of what is happening in the AB.  
>> Hopefully there will be more cooperation between the two >>communities  
>> than independence, but the two Groups are structurally independent.
>>
>>
>> What is the schedule?
>>
>> The goal of the Advisory Board is to have a revised version of Chapter  
>> 7 of the W3C Process Document by the September time >>frame. That will  
>> be the current focus. Other issues may or may not get addressed during  
>> this focus period.
>>
>>
>> Steve Zilles
>>
>> Chair, W3C Advisory Board
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