Hi Laura
The powers-that-be have to respond, of course, but the impression I
received is this is the only option. That's fair. If the only patent
policy is associated with membership, then I can more than understand.
Going to be a bit of a mess when this thing goes for last call, though.
Regards
Shelley
Laura Carlson wrote:
Hi Maciej and all,
What recourse do non-members have then if they are unsatisfied with a
bug resolution? Should they file formal objections?
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Laura
On Aug 25, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Shelley Powers wrote:
Sam Ruby wrote:
On 08/25/2010 06:28 PM, Shelley Powers wrote:
I'm volunteering to write a change proposal for Issue 117.
In that case, I encourage you to rejoin the working group.
Is this a requirement? I can understand that it is simpler to only have
members propose change proposals--they need to be shepherded through the
decision process. I can withhold my submission for a time to see if others
volunteer.
As is obvious, I am intensely interested in HTML5. Frankly, though, I
don't feel comfortable with the HTML WG. I'm not sure re-joining would be
good for myself, or for the group. I get the impression that I am an
unwelcome disruption.
If this is a requirement for change proposals, I need to think on it.
I can understand your hesitation. But on the other hand, it can also be
difficult for the group if a non-Member of the WG is participating
extensively in WG activities, beyond the level of just commenting on spec
issues.
I asked to re-open Issue 106[1]. As I stated, I believe that the
longdesc issue--including making obsolete an attribute that was valid in
HTML4, without any intervening period of deprecation--is new
information, as is the new interest in this topic. If you do, I will
also write a change proposal for this item, too.
As issue 106 was closed without prejudice, new information is not a
requirement.
That's good to know. I hope you do re-open it, then. Perhaps after Issue
41, or some of the others are resolved.
For ISSUE-106, or any other issue that was closed without prejudice, we will
reopen if we receive a completed Change Proposal. I think the same concerns
would apply about a non-WG member writing a proposal.
Regards,
Maciej
