Re: consensus and last call

hi sam,

> I hope I answered your question.

yes thank you.

>Specifically: 'I question the presumption implicit in the notions of �the� editor, and �the� spec.', as well as the text that follows that statement.

respectfully, your response only obsfucates the issue for me, I made
what i think is a clear point, but do not see the use in continuing at
this moment, as it wastes both of our time.

regards
stevef

2009/6/24 Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>:
> - public-html
>
> Steven Faulkner wrote:
>>
>> hi Sam,
>>
>> "if it is the case that canvas is not accessible, and that there is
>> strong agreement on "We will design all features so as to ensure that
>> they are accessible to users with disabilities", then I would simply
>> suggest we delay Last Call until this is addressed."
>>
>> There is nothing hypothetical about the inaccessibility of canvas
>> content and accessible design is a cornertsone of W3C philosophy, so I
>> would suggest that unless it is resolved before October, it would
>> contribute to a delay.
>
> That's why I chose it as a concrete example. :-)
>
> I hope I answered your question.
>
>>> Another topic I don't like to spend much time on is "gate keepers",
>>> particularly when we have a W3C team contact who is willing to give write
>>> access to the document repository for the group to anybody with a
>>> credible
>>> offer to edit a specification:
>>
>> The issue is not the ability to edit "a specification" it is the
>> ability of the "working group" to effect change of the html 5
>> specification.
>
> Since you cited a post on my weblog, permit me to do the same:
>
> �http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/01/16/WHATWG-FAQ#workings
>
> Specifically: 'I question the presumption implicit in the notions of �the�
> editor, and �the� spec.', as well as the text that follows that statement.
>
> - Sam Ruby
>



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with regards

Steve Faulkner
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Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium

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