Re: CfC: to add Speech API to Charter; deadline January 24

On 1/23/12 12:17 PM, ext Charles McCathieNevile wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:37:35 +0100, Glen Shires <gshires@google.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> 2. WebApps provides a balanced web-centric view for new JavaScript APIs.
>>  The XG group consisted of a large number of speech experts, but only 
>> a few with broad web API expertise. We believe the formation of a new WG
>> would have a similar imbalance,
>
> I'm not sure this is necessarily the case, and the reverse 
> possibility, that the Web Apps group would not have enough speech 
> experts should also be considered a potential risk.
>
>> whereas the WebApps WG can provide valuable, balanced guidance and
>> feedback.
>
> (FWIW I don't have a strong opinion on whether this is likely to be a 
> real problem as opposed to a risk, and I think this conversation helps 
> us work that out).

Another way to help us get the broadest set of stakeholders possible is 
for the Speech work to be done in a new WG or an existing WG like with 
some speech experts (Voice Browser WG or MMI WG?) and then to create 
some type of joint task force with WebApps.

This would have the advantage that WebApps members would only have to 
make an IP commitment for the specs created by the task force (and none 
of the other WG's specs) and the other WG would not have to make an IP 
commitment for any of WebApps' other specs. (Note we are already doing 
this for the Web Intents spec and the Dev-API WG).

Is the VBWG or MMIWG interested in taking the lead on the speech spec?

-AB

Received on Monday, 23 January 2012 17:40:10 UTC