RE: Proposal for Conformance:Required Components:Platform

Re: not putting in version numbers...I agree.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeanne Spellman [mailto:jeanne@w3.org]
> Sent: March-21-13 3:49 PM
> To: Richards, Jan
> Cc: UAWG
> Subject: Re: Proposal for Conformance:Required Components:Platform
> 
> I like putting it in a bullet list.  I would rather not put the version numbers in the
> examples, because it will make the document look dated very quickly.
> 
> jeanne
> 
> On 3/21/2013 3:44 PM, Richards, Jan wrote:
> > Maybe we should be a bit less prescriptive and say:
> >
> > Platform: Provide relevant information regarding the software and/or hardware
> platform(s) on which the user agent depends for conformance. This information
> may include:
> > - hardware limitations (e.g., audio output enabled, minimum screen
> > size: 2")
> > - operating system(s) (e.g., Windows 8, Android 4.0+, iOS 5.0+, GNOME
> > 2)
> > - other software environment (Java SE 7+, Eclipse 3.7+)
> > - "host" web browser - relevant when the conforming user agent is
> > web-based (e.g., Firefox 14+, Safari 7.0+)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jeanne Spellman [mailto:jeanne@w3.org]
> >> Sent: March-21-13 3:25 PM
> >> To: UAWG
> >> Subject: Proposal for Conformance:Required Components:Platform
> >>
> >> This is the paragraph for #9, Platform, in the Required Components
> >> list of the Conformance section.  Greg, Eric and I worked on this
> >> after the
> >> 21 March meeting.
> >>
> >> Platform: Include the name, manufacturer, and version information of
> >> operating system, operating environment, and/or application on which
> >> the user agent is being hosted. (Example platforms could include
> >> Microsoft Windows an operating system, Gnome and the Java Runtime
> >> Environment as operating environments, Eclipse as a hosting IDE,
> >> Mozilla Firefox for OS X as a hosting web browser, and Samsung's
> >> version of Google Android for the Galaxy S III as a combination of
> >> customized operating system and hardware. All would include specific
> >> version numbers or
> >> ranges.) Include any required configuration changes to the platform
> >> (e.g.a web- based browser will conform when run on Firefox with the
> >> Mouseless Browsing
> >> extension) and any relevant hardware limitations (e.g. minimum screen
> >> size, audio output).
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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