RE: Discussions on www-i18n-workshop@w3.org

Hi Misha,

I probably wasn't clear before, but I would be *ecstatic* to invest time into the areas I proposed on this list, even significant amounts of time. I am an employee of webMethods, a member of W3C, and have offered to forward the appropriate credentials at an appropriate time to join the IG or WG.

I am specifically interested in working on only a few things because like many of us I am busy with a lot of other things. To reiterate, I would like to work on:

1. A definition for the creation and interchange locale tags, including custom locale tags, for use on the web and in XML.
2. Locale negotiation in web services (generally SOAP and WSDL).
3. Language negotation in web services (generally SOAP and WSDL).
4. Locale tagging of content in XML.
5. Locale negotation in HTTP.

I actually think that the above could be dealt with in about three RFCs, which I would be willing to write the initial draft of and work on with others under the aegis of W3C-I18N. This work would then need to be combined with work done with other groups working on the affected broader standards (#2 and #3, for example, might need to take the results of #1 and work within the context of the web services standards WG).

Let me know how to proceed.

Best Regards,

Addison

Addison P. Phillips
Globalization Architect / Manager, Globalization Engineering
webMethods, Inc.  432 Lakeside Drive, Sunnyvale, CA
+1 408.962.5487 (phone)  +1 408.210.3659 (mobile)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-i18n-workshop-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:www-i18n-workshop-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of 
> Misha.Wolf@reuters.com
> Sent: 2002年4月10日 8:26
> To: www-i18n-workshop@w3.org; locales@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Discussions on www-i18n-workshop@w3.org
> 
> 
> 
> The purpose of the W3C Internationalization Workshop [w3c-i18n-ws] was
> to gather information to assist the W3C in drawing up new charters for
> the W3C Internationalization Activity and for the Working Groups(s) and
> Interest Group(s) making up this rechartered Activity.
> 
> The Workshop participants considered that the following topics are
> important [conclusions]:
> 
>   Guidelines, best practices
>   Existing work (reviews, character model, liaisons)
>   Distributed services incl Web services, locales, collations
>   Education & Outreach
>   Localizability
>   Gathering user requirements/solutions
>   Multilingual domain names (IDN)
> 
> The purpose of the current discussion on the www-i18n-workshop list is
> not solving any of these problems, but rather answering questions such
> as:
> 
> 1.  Why is topic X important?
> 2.  Why should the W3C work on topic X?
> 3.  How can you and your organization help with the work on topic X?
> 
> Though the discussions have shed some light on points 1 and 2, they have
> been pretty silent on point 3.  W3C Working Groups (WGs) are made up of
> employees of Member organisations and Invited Experts.  For a given
> topic to be included in a WG charter requires commitment from potential
> WG members (including a suitable potential Chair).  It would be most
> helpful if people who want to see a particular topic included in the new
> charters *and are willing to put sustained work into it* would write to
> the www-i18n-workshop list, offering their services, and giving their
> status vis-a-vis the W3C (eg employee of Member organisation Y).
> 
> [w3c-i18n-ws] http://www.w3.org/2002/02/01-i18n-workshop
> [conclusions] http://www.w3.org/2002/02/01-i18n-workshop/consensus
> 
> Thanks,
> Misha Wolf
> W3C I18N WG Chair
> 
> 
> 
> 
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