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AB: changeset 10:bed669be8df1
author | charles |
Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:59:51 +0200 | |
changeset 10 | bed669be8df1 |
parent 9 | 581757d7bb69 |
child 11 | ac6e22d79e8e |
Noted that issue 15 is still outstanding https://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/issues/15
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--- a/tr.html Sat Jul 20 21:58:08 2013 +0200 +++ b/tr.html Sat Jul 20 21:59:51 2013 +0200 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 5</a> of the <a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy">W3C Patent Policy</a> [<a href="https://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/refs.html#ref-patentpolicy">PUB33</a>].</dd> </dl> <p class="new">Working Groups and Interest Groups <em class="rfc2119">may</em> publish "Editor's drafts". Editor's drafts have no official standing whatsoever, and do not imply consensus of a Working Group or Interest Group, nor are their contents endorsed in any way by W3C or its members, except to the extent that such contents happen to be consistent with some other document which carries a higher level of endorsement.</p> <h3>7.2 <a name="transition-reqs" id="transition-reqs">General Requirements for Advancement on the Recommendation Track</a></h3> <p>For <em>all</em> requests to advance a specification to a new maturity level other than Note the Working Group:</p> <ul> <li><em class="rfc2119">must</em> <span class="from">(was in 7.2)</span> record the group's decision to request advancement.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119">must </em><span class="from">(was repeated in maturity levels)</span> obtain Director approval.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119 ">must</em> <span class="from">(was in 7.2)</span> provide public documentation of all <a href="#substantive-change">substantive changes</a> and <a href="#substantive-correction">substantive corrections</a> to the technical report since the previous step.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119">must</em> <a href="https://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/policies.html#formal-address">formally address</a> <span class="from">(was in 7.2)</span> all issues raised about the document since the previous maturity level.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119">must</em> <span class="from">(was in 7.2)</span> provide <span class="new">public</span> documentation of any <a href="https://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/policies.html#FormalObjection">Formal - Objections</a>.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119 changed">should</em> <span class="from">(was must for CR+ in 7.2)</span> report which, if any, of the Working Group's requirements for this document have changed since the previous step.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119 changed">should</em> <span class="from">(was must for CR+ in 7.2)</span> report any changes in dependencies with other groups.</li> </ul> <h4>7.2.1 (<span class="from">from 7.6.2</span>)<a name="correction-classes" id="correction-classes"> Changes to a Specification</a></h4> <h4><a name="correction-classes" id="correction-classes"></a></h4> <p><span class="issue">These definitions and their use should revert to the current version, as resolved in <a href="https://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/issues/15">ISSUE-15</a></span></p> <p>A change that affects conformance is one that: </p> <ol> <li>turns conforming data, processors, or other conforming agents into non-conforming agents, or</li> <li>turns non-conforming agents into conforming ones, or</li> <li>clears up an ambiguity or under-specified part of the specification in such a way that an agent whose conformance was once unclear becomes clearly conforming or non-conforming.</li> </ol> <p><dfn id="substantive-change">Substantive changes</dfn> are changes which make a conforming implementation (whether a processor, creatio or management too or other agent, or data) non-conforming, or make a non-conforming implementation conforming.</p> <p><dfn id="substantive-correction">Substantive corrections</dfn> are changes which clarify a situation where it is unclear whether an implementation is conforming or non-conforming, such that it becomes clear that the implementation is either conforming or non-conforming.</p> <p><dfn id="editorial-change">Editorial Changes</dfn> are changes to the content which do not alter the conformance status of any implementation.</p> <h4>7.2.2 <a id="wide-review">Wide Review</a></h4> <p>The requirements for wide review are not precisely defined by the process. The objective is to ensure that the entire set of stakeholders of the Web community, including the general public, have had adequate notice of the progress of the Working Group and thereby an opportunity to comment on the specification. Before approving transitions, the Director will consider who has actually reviewed the document and provided comments, particularly in light of the listed dependencies, and how the Working Group has solicited and responded to review. In particular, the Director is likely to consider the record of requests to and responses from groups identified as dependencies in the charter, as well as seeking evidence of clear communication to the general public about appropriate times and which content to review. </p> <p>As an example, inviting review of new or significantly revised sections published in Heartbeat Working Drafts, and tracking those comments and the Working Group's responses, is generally a good practice which would often be considered positive evidence of wide review. Many Working Groups make a specific announcement that they propose to enter Last Call in e.g. approximately four weeks, to other W3C Working Groups as well as the general public. By contrast a generic statement in a document requesting review at any time is likely not to be considered as sufficient evidence that the group has solicited wide review. </p> <p>A Working Group could present evidence that wide review has been received, irrespective of solicitation. But it is important to note that receiving many detailed reviews is not necessarily the same as wide review, since they may only represent comment from a small segment of the relevant stakeholder community.</p> <h3>7.3 <a name="doc-reviews" id="doc-reviews">Reviews and Review Responsibilities</a></h3> <p>A document is available for review from the moment it is first published. Working Groups <em class="rfc2119">should</em> <a href="https://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/policies.html#formal-address">formally + Objections</a>.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119 changed">should</em> <span class="from">(was must for CR+ in 7.2)</span> report which, if any, of the Working Group's requirements for this document have changed since the previous step.</li> <li><em class="rfc2119 changed">should</em> <span class="from">(was must for CR+ in 7.2)</span> report any changes in dependencies with other groups.</li> </ul> <h4>7.2.1 <span class="from">from 7.6.2</span><a name="correction-classes" id="correction-classes"> Changes to a Specification</a></h4> <h4><a name="correction-classes" id="correction-classes"></a></h4> <p><span class="issue">These definitions and their use should revert to the current version. But the editor has outstanding comments to make (and comments to address) on <a href="https://www.w3.org/community/w3process/track/issues/15">ISSUE-15</a></span></p> <p>A change that affects conformance is one that: </p> <ol> <li>turns conforming data, processors, or other conforming agents into non-conforming agents, or</li> <li>turns non-conforming agents into conforming ones, or</li> <li>clears up an ambiguity or under-specified part of the specification in such a way that an agent whose conformance was once unclear becomes clearly conforming or non-conforming.</li> </ol> <p><dfn id="substantive-change">Substantive changes</dfn> are changes which make a conforming implementation (whether a processor, creatio or management too or other agent, or data) non-conforming, or make a non-conforming implementation conforming.</p> <p><dfn id="substantive-correction">Substantive corrections</dfn> are changes which clarify a situation where it is unclear whether an implementation is conforming or non-conforming, such that it becomes clear that the implementation is either conforming or non-conforming.</p> <p><dfn id="editorial-change">Editorial Changes</dfn> are changes to the content which do not alter the conformance status of any implementation.</p> <h4>7.2.2 <a id="wide-review">Wide Review</a></h4> <p>The requirements for wide review are not precisely defined by the process. The objective is to ensure that the entire set of stakeholders of the Web community, including the general public, have had adequate notice of the progress of the Working Group and thereby an opportunity to comment on the specification. Before approving transitions, the Director will consider who has actually reviewed the document and provided comments, particularly in light of the listed dependencies, and how the Working Group has solicited and responded to review. In particular, the Director is likely to consider the record of requests to and responses from groups identified as dependencies in the charter, as well as seeking evidence of clear communication to the general public about appropriate times and which content to review. </p> <p>As an example, inviting review of new or significantly revised sections published in Heartbeat Working Drafts, and tracking those comments and the Working Group's responses, is generally a good practice which would often be considered positive evidence of wide review. Many Working Groups make a specific announcement that they propose to enter Last Call in e.g. approximately four weeks, to other W3C Working Groups as well as the general public. By contrast a generic statement in a document requesting review at any time is likely not to be considered as sufficient evidence that the group has solicited wide review. </p> <p>A Working Group could present evidence that wide review has been received, irrespective of solicitation. But it is important to note that receiving many detailed reviews is not necessarily the same as wide review, since they may only represent comment from a small segment of the relevant stakeholder community.</p> <h3>7.3 <a name="doc-reviews" id="doc-reviews">Reviews and Review Responsibilities</a></h3> <p>A document is available for review from the moment it is first published. Working Groups <em class="rfc2119">should</em> <a href="https://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/policies.html#formal-address">formally address</a> <em>any</em> substantive review comment about a technical report in a timely manner. </p> Reviewers <em class="rfc2119">should</em> send substantive technical reviews as early as possible. Working Groups <span class="from">(was should)</span> are often reluctant to make <a href="#substantive-change">substantive changes</a> to a mature document, <span class="new">particularly if this would cause significant compatibility problems due to existing implementation</span>. Worthy ideas <em class="rfc2119">should</em> be recorded even when not incorporated into a mature document. <h3>7.4 <a name="rec-advance" id="rec-advance">Advancing a Technical Report to Recommendation</a></h3> <p>W3C follows these steps when advancing a technical report to Recommendation.</p> <ol> <li><a href="#first-wd">Publication of the First Public Working Draft</a>,</li> <li><a href="#hb-wd">Publication of zero or more "Heartbeat" Public Working Drafts</a>.</li> <li><a href="#last-call">Publication of a Last Call Candidate Recommendation</a>.</li> <li><a href="#rec-publication">Publication as a Recommendation</a>.</li> </ol> <p>W3C <em class="rfc2119">may</em> <a href="#tr-end">end work on a technical report</a> at any time.</p> <p>The director <em class="rfc2119">may</em> refuse permission to advance in maturity level, requiring a Working Group to conduct further work, and <em class="rfc2119">may</em> require the specification to return to a lower <a href="#maturity-level">maturity level</a>. The Director <em class="rfc2119">must</em> <span class="from">(was in 7.4.6)</span> inform the <a href="https://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/organization.html#AC">Advisory Committee</a> and group Chairs when a technical report has been refused permission to advance in maturity level and returned to a Working Group for further work.</p> <h4>7.4.1.a <a name="first-wd" id="first-wd">First Public Working Draft</a> </h4> <p>To publish a First Public Working draft, in addition to the general requirements for advancement a Working Group</p> <ul> <li> <em class="rfc2119">should</em> document the extent of consensus on the content, and outstanding issues on which the Working Group does not have consensus.</li> <li> <em class="rfc2119">may</em> request publication of a Working Draft even if it is unstable and does not meet all Working Group requirements.</li> </ul> <p>The Director <em class="rfc2119">must</em> announce the publication of a First Public Working Draft publication to other W3C groups and to the public. </p> <p> This publication triggers a patent disclosure request, as per <a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy#sec-disclosure-requests">section