- From: Ian B. Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:04:12 -0400
- To: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>
- CC: Jason White <jasonw@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>, Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>, WAI Cross-group list <wai-xtech@w3.org>
Al Gilman wrote: > Jason's post to which I am replying is such a good summary of some key > meta-principles dealing with how we target documents Yes, I agree. > that I think we should > give it a permanent home in the meta-XAG page > <http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/XML/about>. > > The only one of these comments I would like to amend swiftly is the last > one > > <quote> >> 6. Before the present draft proceeds farther, it is time to make >> basic, strategic choices regarding its scope, content and ultimate >> status. > </quote> > > In this case I must apologize to Ian and all on this list who have not been > stroked with the micro-steps of PF group process. > > This draft is in the process that has been being followed, with consensus > support in PF, is for final polishing to move to TR, not requiring that > all major issues be resolved. I believe that we can both migrate a more > current draft to the TR page AND consider top-level issues such as you > lay out so well here as part of the re-chartering process. We do need to > consider better the questions Jason has laid out here before a new charter > goes into effect with the XAG on a Recommendation track. But this should > not keep us from bringing the TR page up in synch with the state of the > last year's progress in the group. Yes, I agree. I certainly didn't want my comments to hold up publication on the TR page. > At this point I would like to proceed with the process to get an update > to TR and defer major issues past that transaction so we can have a current > draft up in TR space prior to our Face to Face meeting next month. And > continue to consider the more sweeping issues on a slightly more relaxed > timeline not holding the TR page update hostage to them. Absolutely. _ Ian -- Ian Jacobs (ij@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel: +1 718 260-9447
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