- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:01:20 -0700
- To: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>
- Cc: Brendan Eich <brendan@mozilla.com>, public-webapps@w3.org, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>, es-discuss <es-discuss@mozilla.org>
On Sep 24, 2009, at 2:37 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: > Maciej Stachowiak wrote: >> On Sep 24, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: >>> On Sep 24, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote: >>>> >>>> Any TC39 members whose employers can't join could perhaps become >>>> Invited >>>> Experts to the W3C Web Applications Working Group, if that >>>> facilitates >>>> review. >>> >>> Unfortunately, no. See #2 and #3 below: >>> >>> http://www.w3.org/2004/08/invexp.html >> It depends on the nature of the employer, and the reason they are >> unable to join. Historically there have been Invited Experts in W3C >> Working Groups who are employed by such organizations as >> universities or small start-ups. We even have some in the HTML >> Working Group. So it would probably be more accurate to say "it >> depends" and that it may be subject to the judgment of the W3C Team. > > I've discussed the specific case with the W3C, and it is the case > that in the judgment of the W3C Team, the answer in this specific > case is no. > > You, of course, are welcome to try again in the hopes of getting a > different answer. I didn't know that there was a specific case driving this concern. I thought this was a general worry about, e.g., university researchers. I would not ask the W3C Team to reconsider specific cases where they have already rendered a judgment. Regards, Maciej
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