RE: DRAFT #2: Transition Request: PR Request for XLink 1.1

Henry,

Progress on Xlink 1.1 is awaiting your approval (or comments on)
this draft transition request.

paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-xml-core-wg-request@w3.org [mailto:public-xml-core-wg-
> request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Grosso, Paul
> Sent: Wednesday, 2010 February 10 13:26
> To: public-xml-core-wg@w3.org
> Subject: DRAFT #2: Transition Request: PR Request for XLink 1.1
> 
> Here is my second draft PR transition request for XLink 1.1.
> 
> fwiw, the first was last March:
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xml-core-wg/2009Mar/0013
> 
> I note the AC-meeting-related publication moratorium is March 17-25.
> 
> I'm hereby suggesting a PR publication date of February 25 (a
Thursday)
> under the assumption that we will be able to get a transition telcon
> sometime before then.  I am then suggesting a review end period of
> March 31 (the Wednesday after the AC meeting week).
> 
> Norm, please use my SotD wording below to update the document's
> status.  At the same time, please set up the document to reflect
> a February 25 publication date.  Also please make sure the XML
> has a stylesheet PI that references an appropriate stylesheet.
> 
> Henry, please sanity check this and express your explicit approval
> (or suggested amendments).
> 
> paul
> 
> ===================================================================
> 
> The XML Core WG requests transition of
>  XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.1
> available at
> http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2004/xmlcore/xlink11/
> to a Proposed Recommendation.
> 
> The URL cited above is for the most recent Member-only
> version of the specification as of @@ February 2010 but
> dated 25 February 2010 in anticipation of publication then.
> 
> That directory is set up to be published by moving it to
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/PR-xlink11-20100225/
> 
> The XLink 1.1 specification had been published on 31 March 2008
> at http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-xlink11-20080331/
> as a second Last Call.  The LC review period ended 16 May 2008.
> 
> The LC comments have been considered and resolved, a notification
> of the resolution sent to every commentor, and acceptance of the
> resolution by each commentor recorded in the DoC at
> http://www.w3.org/XML/2008/05/xlinklc/
> 
> The XLink 1.1 specification had previously been published
> on 28 March 2006
> at http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-xlink11-20060328/
> as a Candidate Recommendation.
> As indicated in the Implementation Report at
> http://www.w3.org/XML/2006/01/xlink11-implementation
> the implementation feedback
> was positive, but we decided to go back to LC to incorporate
> references to the LEIRI WG Note at
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-leiri-20081103/
> 
> Because of the previous successful CR and as announced at
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/chairs/2008JanMar/0081
> the XML Core WG is, at this time, requesting a transition
> directly to PR.
> 
> Several review version with changes highlighted are available
> as referenced in the "This document is also available in these
> non-normative formats" section of the latest draft document.
> 
> There have been no changes in patent disclosures since LC:
> http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/18796/status#disclosures
> (there are no disclosures).
> 
> The WG's decision to request transition to Proposed
> Recommendation was taken during a teleconference on
> 10 February 2010 whose minutes may be found at
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-xml-core-wg/2010Feb/0011
> 
> SCHEDULE
> 
> We propose a publication date of 25 February 2010.
> 
> IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
> 
> There is an Implementation Report at
> http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2004/xmlcore/xlink11/ir.html
> 
> 
> PROPOSED PR TITLE, ABSTRACT AND STATUS SECTIONS
> 
> XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.1
> 
> Abstract
> --------
> This specification defines the XML Linking Language (XLink) Version
> 1.1,
> which allows elements to be inserted into XML documents in order to
> create and describe links between resources. It uses XML syntax to
> create structures that can describe links similar to the simple
> unidirectional hyperlinks of today's HTML, as well as more
> sophisticated
> links.
> 
> Status of this Document
> -----------------------
> This section describes the status of this document at the time of its
> publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of
> current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical
> report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at
> http://www.w3.org/TR/.
> 
> This is a Proposed Recommendation for review by W3C members and other
> interested parties. This document is a product of the XML Core Working
> Group as part of the W3C XML Activity. The English version of this
> specification is the only normative version. However, for translations
> of this document, see
>
http://www.w3.org/2003/03/Translations/byTechnology?technology=xlink11.
> 
> Though the previous version of this document was a Last Call Working
> Draft, there was an earlier Candidate Recommendation version of this
> document that has already resulting in successful implementation
> feedback. Given that the changes to this draft do not affect the
> validity of that earlier implementation feedback, the Working Group is
> now publishing this version as a Proposed Recommendation.
> 
> W3C Advisory Committee Representatives are invited to submit their
> formal review per the instructions in the Call for Review (see
Advisory
> Committee questionnaires). The review period ends on 31 March  2010.
> Members of the public are also invited to send comments on this
> Proposed
> Recommendation to the public email list
www-xml-linking-comments@w3.org
> (archive at
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-linking-comments/).
> 
> This specification implements all of the XLink 1.1 requirements
> documented in [Extending XLink 1.0]. These changes make XLink more
> useful in the places where it is already being used and make it
> practical in a variety of similar vocabularies.
> 
> Publication as a Proposed Recommendation does not imply endorsement by
> the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated,
> replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is
> inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress.
> 
> This document was produced by a group operating under the 5 February
> 2004 W3C Patent Policy. W3C maintains a public list of any patent
> disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group;
that
> page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual
> who has actual knowledge of a patent which the individual believes
> contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in
accordance
> with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy.
> 
> 
> Paul Grosso and Norman Walsh, chairs of the XML Core WG.
>

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