maybe adding MicroXML to our charter [was: XML Core WG Status and Open Actions as of 2010 December 20]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan@ccil.org] On Behalf Of John Cowan
> Sent: Monday, 2010 December 20 20:51
> To: Grosso, Paul
> Cc: public-xml-core-wg@w3.org
> Subject: Re: XML Core WG Status and Open Actions as of 2010 December
20
> 
> Grosso, Paul scripsit:
> 
> > Norm said the TAG was going to start a taskforce that Norm
> > will chair to look into "reconciling XML and HTML".  It will
> > include Norm, James, Mike Champion, Henri Sivonen from HTML,
> > and JohnC wants to be included.
> 
> The mailing list is set up at
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-xml ; as the name
> indicates, anyone can participate.  However, it's not clear what the
> TF objectives are yet, so I'd like to make sure that the Core WG can
do
> MicroXML or something like it by adding language such as "consider the
> development of a standardized subset of XML for use cases where full
> XML is inappropriate."

Although you don't quite say it, that sounds like a request to augment
our upcoming new charter--am I reading you correctly?

I have no problem with adding such a "consider" statement if it isn't 
too late and Liam is willing and no other WG member objects.  It does
certainly seem like our WG would be best placed to do the actual spec
that would define any such subset.

But at least at first, I would expect the discussion, use cases, and
initial design would occur in the TF, and our WG should contribute to
that effort (optionally as individuals, but also as a WG).  So I
wouldn't expect the WG to do any work on something like MicroXML
until after the TF has run its course.

paul

Received on Tuesday, 21 December 2010 15:14:09 UTC