- From: Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:30:55 -0600
- To: Thierry Michel <tmichel@w3.org>,WebCGM WG <public-webcgm-wg@w3.org>
Thanks Thierry. A couple of minor suggestions are embedded.... At 05:00 PM 8/25/2009 +0200, Thierry Michel wrote: >[2nd DRAFT] Transition request for 2.1 CR to be sent to timbl@w3.org, >ralph@w3.org, chris@w3.org, cc'ing w3t-comm@w3.org and chairs@w3.org > >I have incorporated today's comments. Please review. >remains TBD: >@@@ the "features at risk": >@@@ review from other organizations: >@@@ URI of WG resolution to request Transition to CR > >Thanks. > >---------------------------------------- > >This is a request for a Transition to CR. > >* Title: "WebCGM 2.1" >* URI: http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/CR-webcgm21-200909010/ >* Estimated publication date: 10 Sept 2009 >* Document Abstract: see below >* Status section: see below > >* Record of the decision to request the Transition: >During its WG F2F meeting in Ann Arbor - MI - USA, the WebCGM group has >resolved to request Transition to CR. See > http://www.w3.org/@@@ > >* Report of important changes to the document: > >The WebCGM WG has released two Last Call Working Drafts: >- a WebCGM 2.1 (First public and Last Call Working Draft) [17 September >2008] >http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-webcgm21-20080917/ > >followed by a WebCGM 2.1 (second public Working Draft) [30 january 2009] >http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-webcgm21-20090130/ >incorporating requests for changes from comments sent during the first >Last Call Review, as agreed with the commenters (see Disposition of Last >Call comments for WebCGM 2.1). > >- a WebCGM 2.1 (second Last Call Working Draft) [04 June 2009] >http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-webcgm21-20090604/ >incorporating requests for changes from comments sent during the first >Last Call Review, as agreed with the commenters and changes following >implementation experiences from the Working Group. > >The changes that this version introduces from the Last Call Working >Draft are available at Appendix D. Change Log. > >http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-webcgm21-20090604/WebCGM21-Appendix.html#webcgm_changelog > >* Evidence that the document satisfies group's requirements: >The group's initial requirements have not changed. The WG has fulfilled >all requirements. See initial WebCGM 2.1 Requirements at > http://www.w3.org/2007/WebCGM21-requirements.html > >* Evidence that dependencies with other groups met (or not): >WebCGM 2.1 has no normative references to W3C specifications that are >not yet Proposed Recommendations. >Dependencies with other groups have been explored and ensuing issues >resolved during the First and Second Last Call period. >See the Disposition of Comments document at > http://www.w3.org/Graphics/WebCGM/WG/2008/WebCGM21-LC-comments.html > >* Evidence that the document has received wide review: >Last Call Review announcement was sent to the chairs@w3.org list and to >the public-webcgm@w3.org list on 18 Sep 2008 for the first last Call >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcgm/2008Sep/0000.html >and on 04 June 2009 for the second last Call. >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcgm/2009Jun/0000.html > >We have especially requested review from WGs those listed for >coordination in the WG Charter : I18N WG, SVG WG and SYMM WG. >http://www.w3.org/2007/10/webcgm-charter.html > >We received comments from the I18N WG and from individuals. > >Review from other organizations: > - OASIS has reviewed the Last Call version, through their monthly >meeting. > - @@@ [TBD] > > >* Evidence that issues have been formally addressed. >All comments have been formally addressed. >See the Disposition of Comments document. > http://www.w3.org/Graphics/WebCGM/WG/2008/WebCGM21-LC-comments.html > >* Objections: >No objections have been received. > >* Implementation information: > >The CR exit criteria, as decided by the group and mentioned in the >specification, are: >" 1. Sufficient reports of implementation experience have been gathered >to demonstrate that the WebCGM 2.1 features are implementable and are >interpreted in a consistent manner. To do so, the Working Group will >insure that all features in the WebCGM 2.1 specification have been >implemented at least twice in an interoperable way. This defines this as: > * the implementations have been developed independently, > * each test in the WebCGM 2.1 test suite has at least two passing >implementations. > >2. The Working Group has adopted a public test suite for WebCGM 2.1 and >has produced an implementation report." >A preliminary WebCGM 2.1 test suite is available at >http://www.w3.org/Graphics/WebCGM/2009/WebCGM21/testsuite21.html > >The WG expects the CR period to be 1 month (the minimal CR ending date >is set to 10 October 2006). The WG expects Transition to PR early November. > >There is already a good amount of implementions of WebCGM 2.1. A list of ...WebCGM products handling various versions, including... >Viewers and Printers Browser plug-ins and standalone viewers, Editors, >Filters and Converters, WebCGM capable printers, etc., is available at >http://www.cgmopen.org/webcgm/products.html > >There has been an "interoperability session" during the WebCGM WG F2F There have been several "interoperability sessions" during the WebCGM WG F2F >meeting in Ann Arbor, MI, USA 24-26 August 2009. >A preliminary implementation report with detailed matrix shows which >software implements each feature of the specification. >See >http://www.w3.org/Graphics/WebCGM/2009/WebCGM21/implementation-report.html > >The Working Group has identify specific features of the technical report >as being "features at risk": > * @@@ [TBD] > >* Patent Disclosures: >No patent disclosures have been made for any specifications of this group. >See WebCGM WG Patent Policy Status > http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/39256/status > >* Abstract: > >http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/CR-webcgm21-200909010/#abstract > > >* Status section: > >http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/CR-webcgm21-200909010/#status > >------------------------------------- >For Lofton Henderson, WebCGM Working Group Chair, >Thierry Michel, WebCGM staff contact. >-- >Thierry Michel >W3C >
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