XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Erik Dahlstrom


Hello webapi-wg,

The SVG WG would like to request a two week extension for reviewing the  
XMLHttpRequest LC draft.


Please let us know if that is acceptable,
thanks
/Erik, (ACTION-2055)



Re: XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Anne van Kesteren


On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:33:34 +0200, Erik Dahlstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The SVG WG would like to request a two week extension for reviewing the  
XMLHttpRequest LC draft.


Please let us know if that is acceptable,


I think I would rather just move on given how long the review period has  
been and how long we've been working on XMLHttpRequest Level 1, but that  
shouldn't preclude the SVG WG from providing feedback later on.



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Re: XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Doug Schepers


Hi, Anne-

Anne van Kesteren wrote (on 6/3/08 9:44 AM):


On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:33:34 +0200, Erik Dahlstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The SVG WG would like to request a two week extension for reviewing 
the XMLHttpRequest LC draft.


Please let us know if that is acceptable,


I think I would rather just move on given how long the review period has 
been and how long we've been working on XMLHttpRequest Level 1, but that 
shouldn't preclude the SVG WG from providing feedback later on.


Noted.  But this is not an editorial decision, it is a WG decision.

I don't see the harm in extending the LC period for a week or two: the 
test suite is not done; there is no urgent release cycle for 
implementations coming up; and the plan is to simply park this in CR 
until HTML5 is more mature.  So, I propose we honor this request.


If I'm missing some particular urgency, I'm happy to reconsider my two 
cents.


Regards-
-Doug Schepers
W3C Team Contact, SVG, CDF, and WebAPI



Re: XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Ian Hickson

On Tue, 3 Jun 2008, Doug Schepers wrote:
  
  I think I would rather just move on given how long the review period 
  has been and how long we've been working on XMLHttpRequest Level 1, 
  but that shouldn't preclude the SVG WG from providing feedback later 
  on.
 
 Noted.  But this is not an editorial decision, it is a WG decision.
 
 I don't see the harm in extending the LC period for a week or two: the 
 test suite is not done; there is no urgent release cycle for 
 implementations coming up; and the plan is to simply park this in CR 
 until HTML5 is more mature.  So, I propose we honor this request.
 
 If I'm missing some particular urgency, I'm happy to reconsider my two 
 cents.

Google supports the editor's opinion that we should not continue delaying 
publication given that the last call for comments was sent out in April 
and that the draft originally entered Last Call over a year ago.

In particular, it is time to send implementors the message that the spec 
is ready to be implemented, especially given how XHR1 is effectively a 
basis for our extensions in XHR2, and how XHR2 has suffered innumerable 
delays in the past few months.

However, that isn't to say that we should ignore the SVGWG's feedback. In 
practice I don't see how it makes any difference which level the spec is 
in -- if we receive feedback we should fix the spec either way. It is 
unlikely that the SVGWG would send feedback that requires substantial 
changes, since XHR1 is mainly aimed at describing existing behaviour.

Cheers,
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Re: XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Maciej Stachowiak



On Jun 3, 2008, at 7:12 AM, Doug Schepers wrote:



Hi, Anne-

Anne van Kesteren wrote (on 6/3/08 9:44 AM):
On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:33:34 +0200, Erik Dahlstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
wrote:
The SVG WG would like to request a two week extension for  
reviewing the XMLHttpRequest LC draft.


Please let us know if that is acceptable,
I think I would rather just move on given how long the review  
period has been and how long we've been working on XMLHttpRequest  
Level 1, but that shouldn't preclude the SVG WG from providing  
feedback later on.


Noted.  But this is not an editorial decision, it is a WG decision.

I don't see the harm in extending the LC period for a week or two:  
the test suite is not done; there is no urgent release cycle for  
implementations coming up; and the plan is to simply park this in CR  
until HTML5 is more mature.  So, I propose we honor this request.


Given the length of time this spec has been in development and under  
review, I do not see a pressing need to extend LC.


Regards,
Maciej




Re: XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Charles McCathieNevile


On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:12:21 -0300, Doug Schepers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi, Anne-

Anne van Kesteren wrote (on 6/3/08 9:44 AM):
 On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:33:34 +0200, Erik Dahlstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED]  
wrote:
The SVG WG would like to request a two week extension for reviewing  
the XMLHttpRequest LC draft.


Please let us know if that is acceptable,
 I think I would rather just move on given how long the review period  
has been and how long we've been working on XMLHttpRequest Level 1, but  
that shouldn't preclude the SVG WG from providing feedback later on.


Noted.  But this is not an editorial decision, it is a WG decision.


Actually, it is a process issue...

I don't see the harm in extending the LC period for a week or two: the  
test suite is not done; there is no urgent release cycle for  
implementations coming up; and the plan is to simply park this in CR  
until HTML5 is more mature.  So, I propose we honor this request.


The urgency is based on the fact that people are looking to implement, or  
update implementations, in part because this spec is an important base for  
XHR2. We have an upcoming face to face meeting beginning 1 July, where we  
plan to close any final issues. Microsoft's review has already taken a  
long time, and has been promised within the week.


However I note the request in private for an extension received a week or  
so ago. Therefore, If the SVG group can please try to produce its review  
as fast as possible, we can grant the requested extension to 16 June.


Please note that we will not be giving a further extension without clear  
explanation of the exceptional circumstances that should justify it, and  
we would appreciate every day before then which you can reach. (We would  
also have appreciated the request coming in well before the deadline,  
ideally with some explanation...)


cheers

Chaals

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Re: XHR review extension

2008-06-03 Thread Doug Schepers


Hi, Chaals-

Charles McCathieNevile wrote (on 6/3/08 4:46 PM):


The urgency is based on the fact that people are looking to implement, 
or update implementations, in part because this spec is an important 
base for XHR2. We have an upcoming face to face meeting beginning 1 
July, where we plan to close any final issues. Microsoft's review has 
already taken a long time, and has been promised within the week.


However I note the request in private for an extension received a week 
or so ago. Therefore, If the SVG group can please try to produce its 
review as fast as possible, we can grant the requested extension to 16 
June.


Thanks, that's a reasonable explanation, and we will work to get our 
review to WebAPI as soon as possible (hopefully late this week or early 
next).  For the most part, I believe that the current draft looks good, 
and we will be glad to be able to reference it in later versions of SVG.


Regards-
-Doug Schepers
W3C Team Contact, SVG, CDF, and WebAPI