- From: Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 00:12:38 +0100
- To: Paul Ford <paul.ford@postlight.com>
- Cc: Gerald Oskoboiny <gerald@w3.org>, Tom Rudczynski <tom.rudczynski@postlight.com>, Richard Ziade <rich.ziade@postlight.com>, public-website-redesign@w3.org
Dear Paul, I wanted to let you know we have had a setback and will not be able to make a decision by this Friday. There will be a five-day delay at least, possibly one week. I am really sorry about this. With kind regards, Coralie > On 13 Dec 2019, at 22:49 , Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org> wrote: > > Thank you, Paul. > > I acknowledge receipt of the below. > > Coralie > >> On 13 Dec 2019, at 20:35 , Paul Ford <paul.ford@postlight.com> wrote: >> >> Dear Coralie and Gerald, >> >> A brief overview and proposal suitable for distribution is attached. This is a wonderful project and we're glad to be considered. I have a deep and abiding affection for the W3C and have spent many days and nights reading over working group emails or paging through various standards (CSS and XSLT2 remain particular favorites). >> >> We feel we could meet the requirements of the RFP well, and that the overall budget would be fine; we'd also be glad to flat-cost this engagement at $200k per the RFP. I think we'd be a good fit—we work well with NGOs and understand that you're serving a vast number of constituencies. >> >> On accessibility: It's baked into Postlight. We're a client-service firm, so we can't dictate to our clients. But we always lead with accessibility[1] and actively push for it in our design work. We're also quite used to working in the open[2]. >> >> Having just learned of this effort a few days ago, our proposal is a bit rushed, and we'd welcome a chance to internalize more of what you need and respond and talk more about your plans. >> >> I realize the irony of sending a PDF to the W3C, although I would note that PDF is also a nicely established standard. >> >> If there is any question I can answer please don't hesitate to ask. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Paul >> — >> CEO, Postlight // 101 5th Ave 10th Fl, NY 10003 // (646) 369–7128 >> >> [1] https://postlight.com/trackchanges/making-the-case-for-accessibility >> [2] https://github.com/postlight/ >> >> <W3C - Postlight - 004 pef for distribution YC.pdf> > > -- > Coralie Mercier - W3C Marketing & Communications - https://www.w3.org > mailto:coralie@w3.org +337 810 795 22 https://www.w3.org/People/Coralie/ > > > > > > -- Coralie Mercier - W3C Marketing & Communications - https://www.w3.org mailto:coralie@w3.org +337 810 795 22 https://www.w3.org/People/Coralie/
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