Re: [admin] Web Platform WG is the new WebApps

On October 12, 2015 at 8:23:25 AM, Arthur Barstow (art.barstow=40gmail.co=
m) wrote:
> Hi All,
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> On October 10, the consortium formerly started the Web Platform WG
> =5BCharter=5D thus terminating WebApps.
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> My expectation is this change will have little to no impact on any work=

> started in WebApps. That said, please note the charter indicates
> WebApps' less developed specs (f.ex. the Editing specs) need some
> =22incubation=22 before they may proceed on the Recommendation track.
> However, that was effectively how WebApps operated so I don't see this
> as a change - a spec still needs implementation commitments before
> advancing to the later Recommendation stages.

=46or incubation, members are welcomed to bring their specs Web Incubator=
 CG:
http://github.com/wicg

The WICG can help members get specs into shape and connect them with deve=
lopers and other implementers. It's a fast, IPR friendly way, to get idea=
s road-tested before formal standardization.=C2=A0

> The WPWG has its own Github repo =5BGithub=5D and the group will not us=
e
> W3C's wiki. (Only a small number of WebApps' Editors actively use W3C
> wiki documents (primarily IDB v2 features, Pointer Lock v2 features,
> Gamepad v2 features, and D3E) and I will work with those Editors to mov=
e
> their relevant wiki information to their spec's repo.)

Please please please (please=21), don't use a single repository as a dump=
ling ground for spec - it makes it impossible for people to follow indivi=
dual work items, file bugs, etc.. Please use separate repositories for ea=
ch work item.

I would suggest maybe making your own organization on Github, and then ma=
naging your specs through that. Again, see:
http://github.com/wicg
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