- From: Mark Skall <mark.skall@nist.gov>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:37:31 -0400
- To: Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>, www-qa-wg@w3.org
I think that combining the GLs for profiles, modules and levels would be a huge mistake. They were separated, as you said, to make it clearer. Profiles, modules and levels are separate, but related concepts. What we're missing is a better explanation for when to use each one. In fact, we don't conform to SpecGL (Guideline 8.1) because we don't include a rationale for these items, especially modules. We should concentrate on providing clear rationales, not combining them and making the water much more murky. Mark At 06:07 PM 4/12/2003 -0600, Lofton Henderson wrote: >The "Subject" of this message is on Monday's agenda. > >Issue 30 suggests combining the GLs for profiles, modules, levels >(4,5,6). This is also suggested in the "major restructure" issues of LH >(74.3) and PC (75.3). > >For reference, GL4,5,6 were combined in the FPWD of Spec Guidelines: > >http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-qaframe-spec-20020515/#b2ab3d187 > >One of the first things we did after FPWD (May-June -- I don't have the >minutes links but you can look 'em up) was to separate GLs for profiles, >modules, levels, because it was a mess. > >I have some sympathy with the idea that they could be combined. But I >don't think it would be useful for us, on Monday, to simply endorse the >concept "combine them", without some clear idea of *how* to combine them. > >I would suggest that we should have a specific proposal before we work on >issue 30 (and 74.3, 75.3). Either: > >1.) Best: proposed wording of the single GL, and listing of its proposed >CPs (also nice -- mapping from old GL4-6 and its CPs to the CPs of the new GL) > >2.) Acceptable: a clear description of the principles governing the >merger, and where the test requirements of the CPs of the old GL4-6 are >reflected in the new GL. (This would basically provide a roadmap to draft #1). > >-Lofton. > **************************************************************** Mark Skall Chief, Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8970 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8970 Voice: 301-975-3262 Fax: 301-590-9174 Email: skall@nist.gov ****************************************************************
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