W3C

Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group Teleconference

13 Dec 2007

Agenda

See also: IRC log

Attendees

Present
francois, jo, Dom, miguel, Adam, drooks, DKA, Shahriar, Ed_Mitukiewicz, Sean_Owen, Kai_Dietrich, SeanP, PhilA, achuter, Matt, nacho
Regrets
Magnus, Abel, Murari, Bruno
Chair
DKA
Scribe
drooks, dom

Contents


 

 

dka: outlines todays agenda...

CT Task Force

<edm> cnnot get thru zakim ...

<jo> [no progress in last week]

<dom> ACTION-608?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-608 -- Daniel Appelquist to recruit a TF lead for CT -- due 2007-12-13 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/608

dka: can anyone give us a run down of what been happening in CT TF?
... no chair found yet
... hopefully be next week we'll have found someone

<dom> (action-608 now due on 20071220)

dka: anyone want to be the chair?
... not much to update about the checker tf

mobileOK Pro TF

dka: was speaking at conference yesterday - there is lots of interest / awareness of mobile in dev community and people are becoming more aware of MOK

<dom> ACTION-610?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-610 -- Daniel Appelquist to check with Kai if he's interested in leading the mobileOK pro TF and asking him to prepare a TF charter if so -- due 2007-12-13 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/610

<edm> More on LeWeb3 conference in Paris at http://www.leweb3.com/

dka: now onto MOK Pro TF...
... do we meet criteria for a TF?

jo: kai was volunteered sa chair and to draft charter

<Kai> ACTION: Kai to write a charter for mobileOK Pro TF by January [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/12/13-bpwg-minutes.html#action01]

<trackbot-ng> Created ACTION-612 - Write a charter for mobileOK Pro TF by January [on Kai Scheppe - due 2007-12-20].

<dom> [I'll close ACTION-610 as a result]

<jo> TF Rules

<dom> trackbot-ng, close action-610

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-610 Check with Kai if he's interested in leading the mobileOK pro TF and asking him to prepare a TF charter if so closed

dka: not much to report at moment on MOK Pro

Accessibility document

<dom> ACTION-611?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-611 -- Daniel Appelquist to check with Shawn and Alan on getting current doc as FPWD -- due 2007-12-13 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/611

dka: document not yet ready for 1st public WD
... sean working on additional content for accessibility document

<dom> [I think this closes ACTION-611]

<dom> trackbot-ng, ACTION-611 closed

<jo> [nothing to add]

<dom> trackbot-ng, close ACTION-611

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-611 Check with Shawn and Alan on getting current doc as FPWD closed

Call schedule over the holidays

<dom> [I won't be available either on Dec 20, 27, Jan 3]

dka: suggest we cancel call on 27th

<jo> +1 t cancelling 20 and 27 Dec

<dom> PROPOSED RESOLUTION: calls on Dec 20 and 27 canceled

<dom> RESOLUTION: calls on Dec 20 and 27 canceled

<Kai> yipee

exiting CR for mobileOK Basic

<dom> CR exit criteria:

<dom> * existence of ten highly visible mobileOK-compliant Web pages representing a number of different applications;

<dom> * existence of a checker that checks each aspect of each test specified in this document;

<dom> * existence of a test suite to verify the correct operation of mobileOK checkers.

<dom> http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/CR-mobileOK-basic10-tests-20071130/

dom: we need to define how to achieve our CR exit criteria

<dom> dom: we're ok for the checker, and I've started to work on the test suite

<dom> ... but we need someone to look at finding the 10 highly visible web pages

dka: we need to find some MOK compliant web pages

<Zakim> jo, you wanted to discuss new good standing rules and to say that dotMobi can find some

<dom> ACTION: Jo to start collecting mobileOK web pages for mobileOK CR - due January 10 [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/12/13-bpwg-minutes.html#action02]

<trackbot-ng> Created ACTION-613 - start collecting mobileOK web pages for mobileOK CR [on Jo Rabin - due 2007-01-10].

<Zakim> jo, you wanted to discuss new good standing rules

Good standing rules

jo: we've discussed some revised good standing rules
... a large number of members are not attending calls / contributing
... new rules are...

<dom> Draft Good standing rules

jo: 1. non-attendance a meeting within 3 weeks of joining group
... 2. sending regrets for 3 consecutiive weeks
... 3. don't respond to surveys

4. non-attendance for 6 weeks

<Zakim> PhilA, you wanted to ask about current list of participants

<dom> Participants in the Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group

<PhilA> http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=37584&public=1

dom: good standing tracking will be automated
... bad standing will not be automated

MWBP-related events

<PhilA> I have a quick one

phila: trying to organise a joint w3c / gsma event in march
... should cover POWDER and MWBP

dka: been planning a mobile web developer event in london

<inserted> ScribeNick: dom

Issues and actions

-> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/overdue Overdue action items

close ACTION-596

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-596 Encourage group participants to re-register themselves or have their AC reps re-register them for group membership in two weeks. closed

close ACTION-595

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-595 Encourage group participants to re-register themselves or have their AC reps re-register them for group membership in two weeks. closed

close ACTION-597

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-597 Formulate a poll on what exactly people are planning on doing with mobileOK Pro, beyond issuing a mandate (potentially) closed

<matt> dom++

close ACTION-598

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-598 Add to the poll people's intention to participate in a MobileOK Pro Cram Session including dates for doing this closed

ACTION-588?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-588 -- Jo Rabin to with Dan to raise this document at next HCG meeting informing them of our intentions and soliciting input -- due 2007-11-12 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/588

DKA: it wasn't discussed on the HCG call, but I included it in my report to the HCG

Dom: due updated to January 10, will have to be updated for next HCG call presumably

close ACTION-601

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-601 Send email chasing to people to renew closed

ACTION-592?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-592 -- Edward Mitukiewicz to report whether he can be editor of the document who shall not be named -- due 2007-11-19 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/592

Ed: we'll have a decision on this hopefully next week

<inserted> ScribeNick: drooks

dka: brian has indicated it looks ok

dom: how do we get this document started?
... do ed and brian need to put together a 1st draft?

dka: think we need more group input before 1st draft

ed: 1st step should be defining scope, this can be a group effort

dka: we discused this in boston...

<dom> [I just created ISSUE-229 as a result of this discussion: "Scope of mobile web applications best practices"]

ed: boston minutes are good start but needs further input

<inserted> ScribeNick: dom

<francois> ACTION-581?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-581 -- Jo Rabin to to promote discussion on the list and then produce editors draft based on discussion -- due 2007-10-30 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/581

trackbot-ng, close ACTION-581

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-581 to promote discussion on the list and then produce editors draft based on discussion closed

trackbot-ng, close ACTION-586

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-586 Raise ISSUE on setting criteria for group sign off on mobileOK checker once the task force says it is done with the work closed

-> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/issues/228 ISSUE-228 What Criteria for Checker Approval?

ACTION-530?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-530 -- Edward Mitukiewicz to draft a page on context and its effect on content authors etc -- due 2007-11-21 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/530

-> http://www.w3.org/2007/07/20-bpwg-minutes.html#action02 Minutes where that action-530 was created

Ed: let's pretend this action never existed

Jo: I think it would be useful to have such a document, actually

[I've just updated the due date to early January]

ACTION-593?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-593 -- Kai Scheppe to write a summary of preliminary work to be done for this working group to focus on Best Practices for Web applications -- due 2007-11-13 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/593

Kai: thought I had done it, but don't see anything linked from it
... will look back at it

ACTION-594?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-594 -- Daniel Appelquist to coordinate mobileOK Basic advancement, probably starting with a teleconf -- due 2007-11-13 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/594

<PhilA> it was going to be a call with you, me and Marie Claire I think

<PhilA> and kai, I assume

ACTION-594 date updated

<francois> ACTION-599?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-599 -- Alan Chuter to look at mailing list for sharing information between BP and EO -- due 2007-11-13 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/599

DKA: the mailing list exists (the TF mailing list), but we haven't put it to use

Alan: perhaps having a shared mailing list isn't that necessary
... I can serve as a bridge between the two groups

DKA: we probably don't need it

trackbot-ng, close ACTION-599

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-599 Look at mailing list for sharing information between BP and EO closed

ACTION-602?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-602 -- Jo Rabin to raise an issue on how useful this spec will be without HTTP extensions of some form -- due 2007-11-27 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/602

Jo: I raised that issue

(ISSUE-227)

close ACTION-602

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-602 Raise an issue on how useful this spec will be without HTTP extensions of some form closed

ACTION-603?

<trackbot-ng> ACTION-603 -- Jo Rabin to find out how to liaise with HTTP NG work -- due 2007-12-04 -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/actions/603

Jo: sent Mark Nottingham a long email, but didn't get a reply

<PhilA> I think you just join the BISHTTP list

<PhilA> I was on it for a short time, it's open

Jo: Dom gave me another contact that I haven't contacted yet

<PhilA> They had a f2f in Vancouver recently I think

<PhilA> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2007OctDec/

Dom: BISHTTP being presumably the list of the rechartered IETF WG that works on revising HTTP

PhilA: the only requirement to join the WG is to join the mailing list, actually
... pretty active mailing list
... it's the old HTTP gang again

Dom: they're "only" fixing HTTP 1.1, not creating HTTP 1.2

<PhilA> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/ietf-http-wg/2007OctDec/0108.html

PhilA: indeed, they won't be adding new features
... they have a very restricted charter

DKA: how does that affect our ability to put mobileOK hints in HTTP headers?

PhilA: I don't think they will help - the charter forbids them to define new headers, IIRC
... it's unclear how this affects the status of promulgating the Link: header
... I don't know that the IETF process is to push an internet draft as RFC

<jo> [the CT group just wants to add some values for the Cache-Control header]

-> http://www.mnot.net/blog/2007/12/12/stale Mark Nottingham's on extending the Cache-Control header

ACTION-606 and ACTION-607 marked as PendingReview

[discussions around ISSUE-222]

-> http://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/alternatives-discovery.html TAG Finding on Alternative Representations

<scribe> ACTION: Jo to restart discussion on the TAG finding (ISSUE-222) on the public mailing list [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/12/13-bpwg-minutes.html#action03]

<trackbot-ng> Created ACTION-614 - Restart discussion on the TAG finding (ISSUE-222) on the public mailing list [on Jo Rabin - due 2007-12-20].

(ISSUE-227)

ISSUE-227?

<trackbot-ng> ISSUE-227 -- How Useful will the CT Guidelines Doc be, without extensions to HTTP? -- OPEN

<trackbot-ng> http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/Group/track/issues/227

(13 messages exchanged on this topic in the TF)

Jo: there is mild support for going beyond Cache-Control and Vary
... my own view (which is not supported) is that if we only say so, we may as well have said 3 months ago

DKA: I think we need to say something else

Jo: if it's clear than something less brute-force than "no-transform" is needed (e.g. to allow compression by an intermediate, or adapting the image format, but don't relay my stuff out)
... then there is a need for something else
... the problem with no-transform in particular is [...]?

kai: are you going to give instructions on how to handle specific parts of the content?

Jo: no, the idea on the table is to day that "Cache-control: no-transform, ..." has a fail-safe interpretation for non-conforming proxies

Kai: I'm wondering if we really have to worry about non-conforming proxies
... and not deal with those that don't follow the rules

Jo: I agree-ish
... but there is a community agreement on how to fail safely these instructions
... is it in scope for our charter to invent new values for the cache-control header?
... it's clear we wouldn't want to invent new HTTP headers
... but having modifiers on the existing values might be OK-ish

q,

<DKA> PROPOSED RESOLUTION: new values for cache control headers is not new technology.

<DKA> PROPOSED RESOLUTION: We will take over the IETF.

<Kai> +1

<Zakim> Kai, you wanted to say that I think caching already understood and used badly enough. We do not need to make it more complicated but should focus on correct usage of what exists

<PhilA> Happy Christmas everyone

<jo> [and hanukkah]

<drooks> bye

<PhilA> bye

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: Jo to restart discussion on the TAG finding (ISSUE-222) on the public mailing list [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/12/13-bpwg-minutes.html#action03]
[NEW] ACTION: Jo to start collecting mobileOK web pages for mobileOK CR - due January 10 [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/12/13-bpwg-minutes.html#action02]
[NEW] ACTION: Kai to write a charter for mobileOK Pro TF by January [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/12/13-bpwg-minutes.html#action01]
 
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