- From: Nikunj R. Mehta <nikunj.mehta@oracle.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:56:07 -0800
- To: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- Cc: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>, public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>
On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:42 PM, Jonas Sicking wrote: > I know we had this conversation before, and I'm not even sure which > side of the issue I was on at the time, but given the amount of > confusion at the TPAC meeting yesterday, I think we should consider > renaming the "Web Database" spec. I am glad you recognize this issue now (noting that I raised this point in July [1] when. At that time we proposed that this spec be called SQLDatabase or WebSQLDatabase. > > It seems clear at this point that the API will in all likelyhood > forever be SQL based, so I propose that we include SQL somewhere in > the name, for example "Web SQL Database" or some such. I would support this name change. [1] http://www.w3.org/mid/D34DA34B-3ED7-4D65-9ECB-C9A7BFF3110F@oracle.com > / Jonas > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Arthur Barstow > <art.barstow@nokia.com> wrote: >> As noted on 23 October [1], the following "HTML5 APIs" are ready or >> very >> close to being ready for Last Call Working Draft (LC): >> >> 1. Server-Sent Events >> http://dev.w3.org/html5/eventsource/ >> >> 2. Web Database >> http://dev.w3.org/html5/webdatabase/ >> >> 3. Web Sockets API >> http://dev.w3.org/html5/websockets/ >> >> 4. Web Storage >> http://dev.w3.org/html5/webstorage/ >> >> 5. Web Workers >> http://dev.w3.org/html5/workers/ >> >> Please submit comments about these specs by 19 November. >> >> Note the Process Document states the following regarding the >> significance/meaning of LCWD: >> >> [[ >> http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/tr.html#last-call >> Purpose: A Working Group's Last Call announcement is a signal that: >> >> * the Working Group believes that it has satisfied its relevant >> technical >> requirements (e.g., of the charter or requirements document) in the >> Working >> Draft; >> >> * the Working Group believes that it has satisfied significant >> dependencies >> with other groups; >> >> * other groups SHOULD review the document to confirm that these >> dependencies >> have been satisfied. >> In general, a Last Call announcement is also a signal that the >> Working Group >> is planning to advance the technical report to later maturity levels. >> >> ]] >> >> Additionally, a LCWD should be considered feature-complete with all >> issues >> resolved; that is, as Chaals noted yesterday, "Last Call means the >> Working >> Group considers the work to be good". >> >> -Regards, Art Barstow >> >> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009OctDec/0313.html >> >> >> >> > Nikunj http://o-micron.blogspot.com
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