- From: Olli Pettay <Olli.Pettay@helsinki.fi>
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:12:16 +0300
- To: "public-webevents@w3.org" <public-webevents@w3.org>
On 10/16/2013 01:34 PM, Arthur Barstow wrote: > Hi All, > > During the October 15 call [1], we discussed the Touch Events and Pointer Events mapping document including its scope, important issues and questions > to document, etc. We also discussed options for how to create and maintain the document. > > A key conclusion of the discussion is we currently do not have interoperable implementations of Pointer Events nor do we have at least two browsers > that fully support both events. Additionally, we believe it will be several months before we have sufficient implementation and deployment data to > create a useful mapping document. At the same time, the group's charter expires in the middle of November (three years after the group started). > > Doug and I discussed the various options regarding how to structure the mapping work and we propose a new Community Group (CG) be created for this > work. A CG has a number of advantages including light-weight process to start and run, an open environment for the work and the potential to publish > the mapping as a CG Final Report/Spec. At the end of the CG's work, the CG could propose their work be `furthered` by a Working Group (an existing WG > or a new WG). > > We would like everyone's feedback on this proposal so please consider this e-mail as a Call for Consensus (CfC) to start a new Community Group for the > mapping document. > > If you have any comments or concerns about this CfC, please send them to public-webevents@w3.org by October 22 at the latest. Positive response is > preferred and encouraged and silence will be considered as agreement with the proposal. > > -Thanks, Art and Doug > > [1] <http://www.w3.org/2013/10/15-webevents-minutes.html#item03> > > > +1 for the CG -Olli
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