Re: ReSpec and how it gets used

APA / ARIA is an interesting case, in that we try to not expose the raw
ReSpec to the public.  Since it is only "us" I am not super worried about
it.  But there are some groups that make their ReSpec sources public and
encourage use.  I was wondering how prevalent that is.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 1:25 PM, Michiel Bijl <michiel@agosto.nl> wrote:

> Which is needless to tell you Shane, as you are in it. Regardless, is your
> question whether it gets used outside of W3C?
>
> —Michiel
>
> On 02 Jun 2016, at 20:23, Michiel Bijl <michiel@agosto.nl> wrote:
>
> At APG we only use to link to branches during calls, that’s pretty much it.
>
> —Michiel
>
> On 11 May 2016, at 21:31, Shane McCarron <shane@spec-ops.io> wrote:
>
> As one of the ReSpec maintainers, I am often concerned that changes we
> make to the implementation will break stuff.  And given some recent events,
> I think that concern is merited.
>
> One question that keeps coming up is "how is ReSpec used?"  Is it only
> used by document editors and the publication system, is it also used by the
> working groups and reviewers (in that they are looking at live documents),
> or is it used even more broadly?
>
> We know that ReSpec is used by communities outside of the W3C, for example.
>
> My basic concern can be characterized as "if we start using [insert new
> cool browser feature] in ReSpec, will our constituents still be able to use
> ReSpec?"  Or, to turn that around, "Are there people using ancient user
> agents actively accessing live documents written with ReSpec?"
>
> So, a few questions for the group:
>
>    1. Do you have a feel for how ReSpec is being used?
>    2. Is there a policy about how far "back" we need to continue
>    supporting user agents?
>    3. Is there a way we can look at the W3C web server logs to get a feel
>    for what sorts of user agents are retrieving ReSpec from the W3C servers?
>    4. Would it be reasonable to provide some diagnostic information about
>    the user agent when we make a request to specref (so that we can do
>    analysis on usage)?  Maybe only the first time a specific document is
>    requested (e.g., set a cookie)?
>
>
>
> --
> Shane McCarron
> Projects Manager, Spec-Ops
>
>
>
>


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Shane McCarron
Projects Manager, Spec-Ops