Re: Please explain the role of the W3C in the continuing development of HTML

On 14 Feb 2011, at 3:41 PM, Steve Faulkner wrote:

> Hi Ian,
>
> a polite reminder
>
> you wrote:
>
> "I plan to follow up with you on this next Monday."

Hi Steve,

Apologies for not answering here as well. I did answer in your  
question on the W3C blog:
  http://www.w3.org/QA/2011/02/ 
last_year_i_published_several.html#c214182

where I wrote:

  "Today W3C announced the extension of the HTML Working Group. The  
press release we issued speaks to some of these issues: http://www.w3.org/2011/02/htmlwg-pr.html 
"

Hope that helps and thanks for checking back,

  _ Ian

>
> regards
> Steve Faulkner
>
>
> On 9 February 2011 15:12, Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> wrote:
>
> On 8 Feb 2011, at 3:43 AM, Steve Faulkner wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> There has been much discussion[1] about HTML/HTML5 over the past few  
> weeks due to the HTML5 logo and the WHATWG changing the name and  
> stripping the vestiges of HTML versioning.
> The WHATWG have clearly stated the rationale for the formalisation  
> of the WHAT WG HTML - living standard, one that includes the  
> devaluation of the W3C spec development model.
>
> What has been and is clearly missing from this public discourse is  
> the clear articulation (by the W3C) of the role of the W3C in HTML  
> development and the value proposition of the specification process  
> used by the W3C for HTML5.
>
> Please provide a clear expalnation of the role of the W3C in the  
> continuing development of HTML
>
> Hello Steve,
>
> I plan to follow up with you on this next Monday.
>
> Ian Jacobs, Head of W3C Communications
>
>
>
> [1] a selection
> http://www.zeldman.com/2011/01/27/html5-vs-html/
> http://blog.whatwg.org/html-is-the-new-html5
> http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/html-the-standard- 
> failed-585
> http://adactio.com/journal/4301/
>
> -- 
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>
> Steve Faulkner
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>
>
>
> -- 
> with regards
>
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG
>
> www.paciellogroup.com | www.HTML5accessibility.com | www.twitter.com/stevefaulkner
> HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives -  
> dev.w3.org/html5/alt-techniques/
> Web Accessibility Toolbar - www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
>

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