Re: TAG "Architecture of the World Wide Web" new draft published

Thanks Dave, I agree completely.  I just hope we don't have to wait
another year or more until the TAG and/or TimBL is able to address this.

Like I said to Mike, I think it's in everybody's interest to confront
this issue ASAP (more so for me though, given that I'll be unemployed in
four hours 8-).

Thanks.

MB

On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 09:36:05AM -0800, David Orchard wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> I have considerable sympathy for what you are pointing out.
> 
> Firstly, the TAG document isn't done.  The TAG internal consensus puts it at
> around 20-40% done.  Further, it hasn't gone through the consensus process -
> AC review, Last Call, etc.
> 
> Secondly, I completely agree with providing justification for any particular
> constraints that are held to or not.  This is why in the latest TAG document
> you are starting to see the difference between constraints and properties.
> The whole point of constraints is to meet certain properties.  IMHO, the
> ws-arch still has considerable distance to travel on really getting to the
> heart of what properties it's trying to meet.  But we're making good
> progress towards that end.
> 
> I think we have to cover all the properties and derived constraints.  Then
> we may give various levels of treatment to the rationale for this, and
> certainly would cover controversial ones in more detail.
> 
> My $.02 worth.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave

MB