[POLL] WebCGM Charter Extension Request

WebCGM WG,

Please respond TO LIST -- archived answer is essential.

Please respond as soon as possible, but no later than Tuesday, 5/29.

QUESTION:  Do you agree that the WebCGM WG should submit the following 
Charter extension request?  Yes or no?  (If "no", then provide the reasons 
for your negative vote).

If this poll repeats our informal unanimous "yes" position from earlier 
telecons and email, then I will circulate a results summary, edit the 
paragraph starting "A resolution to request a charter extension..." and the 
reference [8], and send the request to Chris and Steve.

Thanks,
-Lofton.

==== proposed extension request follows =====

Dear Steve and Chris,

The WebCGM Working Group requests a 6 month extension to its
charter in order to finalize uncompleted tasks from its current charter.
The WebCGM WG Charter is currently terminating on 31 May 2007 [1].

The WebCGM Working Group has fulfilled most of its Mission and Scope [2] 
successfully, providing chartered deliverables [2b] with publication of a 
WebCGM 2.0 Recommendation [3] and an OASIS Standard [4],  an 
Interoperability Implementation Report [5], a Test Suite [6] and addressing 
a few WebCGM 2.0 Recommendation Errata [7].

The WebCGM Working has not had time yet to finalize the following 
deliverables as mentioned in its charter[2b]:

1- collecting and publishing pending WebCGM 1.0 errata
2- publication of a WebCGM 1.0 third release
3- collecting and publishing WebCGM 2.0 errata, if required
4- Organize a F2F to finalize these items.

Furthermore WebCGM experts have compiled a preliminary list of 
functionalities which were arguably within the scope of the WebCGM 2.0 Rec, 
but were not addressed for timing reasons -- they arose too late in the 
process. Some new features that might be potentially desirable for a future 
WebCGM 2.x version are also under discussion.

During its extension period, the WG will monitor these external 
developments, and will decide before the end of the extension period 
whether there is justification and requirement to re-charter the WG with 
appropriate scope, to encompass the new work.

A resolution to request a charter extension was accepted by the WebCGM WG 
at during its telecon [8]. All WG members in good standing have indicated 
they support this charter extension  and will continue to support the work 
of the WebCGM WG.

If you should decide to approve this request, then, at your discretion,
you may consider granting more than 6 months (e.g., up through end of
this calendar year).


On behalf of Lofton Henderson, Chair of the WebCGM WG,

Regards,
Thierry Michel.

[1] http://www.w3.org/2006/03/webcgm-charter.html#duration
[2] http://www.w3.org/2006/03/webcgm-charter.html#mission
[2b] http://www.w3.org/2006/03/webcgm-charter.html#deliverables
[3] http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/REC-webcgm20-20070130/
[4] http://docs.oasis-open.org/webcgm/v2.0/OS/webcgm-v2.0-index.html
[5]http://www.w3.org/2006/Graphics/WebCGM/implementation-report.html
[6]http://www.w3.org/2006/Graphics/WebCGM/testsuite.html
[7]http://www.w3.org/2006/WebCGM20-errata.html

[8]  to paste URI


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Received on Sunday, 27 May 2007 17:04:10 UTC