Re: WebID 1.0 Editors Draft

On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 at 15:22, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Wed, 2 Feb 2022 at 16:31, Jacopo Scazzosi <jacopo@scazzosi.com> wrote:
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>> > I will wait a few days just in case someone more suited for the task
>> decides
>> > to take the mantle. If that doesn't happen, I guess it'll be time to try
>> > something new!
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>> The silence is deafening... What am I getting into? :)
>>
>> All right. Does anyone have anything against me editing the spec? If not,
>> I'll
>> start getting in touch with previous editors and generally learn about how
>> to be a good editor.
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> Hi Jacopo
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> Many thanks for volunteering as a spec Editor, it's something that would
> be needed to move forward either the 1.0 Editor's Draft or a 2.x / v.next
> branch
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> I count 4 votes in favour and 0 against
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> Reaching out to previous editors is a good idea, though I am unsure they
> are still active in this space
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> I think in general the job of an Editor is to reflect the consensus of the
> WebID Community Group, which is responsible for this spec
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> Primarily consensus is achieved via the mailing list.  At some point if
> things pick up, we could perhaps go back to monthly telecons.  Work item's
> can be carried out in the github areas, but I'd suggest anything
> substantive to go to the list, as not everyone follows github issues
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> I would suggest picking the least controversial items to start with.  The
> main one I see that the group has already agreed on is the inclusion of
> JSON-LD.  So I think turning that into some text would be a great goal.
>

I think the following details are sensible:

1. The Editor must be able to edit the spec

2. Substantive changes must go to the mailing list and allow objections

3. Objecters should be satisfied before publishing a new 1.x doc


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>> Best regards,
>> Jacopo.
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