ISSUE-124: Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs
WHATWG-blacklist
Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs
- State:
- CLOSED
- Product:
- Normative Reference Policy
- Raised by:
- Arthur Barstow
- Opened on:
- 2014-09-08
- Description:
- If a group has consensus that an "external reference" (such as a WHATWG spec) meets the group's requirements, then with respect to publishing a Technical, such a reference should be permitted. However, based on my conversations with Consortium staff last week, the Director will NOT permit a Proposed Recommendation to include a normative reference to a WHATWG spec.
Although I disagree with the Director's position here (because I think the processes should defer to the opinion of the group and implementors), the Issue is the Normative Reference Policy [NRP] should explicitly identify those external groups the Director has explicitly blacklisted. As such, and to help avoid confusion, set expectations, etc., NRP should be updated to explicitly blacklist WHATWG.
- Related Actions Items:
- No related actions
- Related emails:
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-07)
- w3process-ISSUE-124 is closed, people (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jicheu@yahoo.fr on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-07)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-06)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-06)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from domenic@domenicdenicola.com on 2014-10-06)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-06)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-06)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com on 2014-10-04)
- Re: Snapshots (was: w3process-ISSUE-124) (from Michael.Champion@microsoft.com on 2014-10-04)
- Re: Snapshots (was: w3process-ISSUE-124) (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-10-04)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from sfaulkner@paciellogroup.com on 2014-10-04)
- Re: Snapshots (was: w3process-ISSUE-124) (from cwilso@google.com on 2014-10-03)
- Re: Snapshots (was: w3process-ISSUE-124) (from bkardell@gmail.com on 2014-10-03)
- Snapshots (was: w3process-ISSUE-124) (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from ian@hixie.ch on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-10-03)
- Running off topic Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jicheu@yahoo.fr on 2014-10-03)
- Keeping the tone nice Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from appelquist@gmail.com on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from timbl@w3.org on 2014-10-03)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-10-02)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-10-02)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from timbl@w3.org on 2014-10-02)
- Re: Agenda Process Task Force Telcon on 30 September (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-09-23)
- agenda requests... (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-09-18)
- Going off-topic Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-09-09)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-09-09)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-09)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-09-09)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-09)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jicheu@yahoo.fr on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from chaals@yandex-team.ru on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from singer@apple.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-09-08)
- RE: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from Virginie.Galindo@gemalto.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from jeff@w3.org on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from art.barstow@gmail.com on 2014-09-08)
- RE: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from Virginie.Galindo@gemalto.com on 2014-09-08)
- Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from karl@la-grange.net on 2014-09-08)
- w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2014-09-08)
Related notes:
This issue got no support on the mailing list, none in the AB or TF, nobody thinks it is a good idea.
Charles 'chaals' (McCathie) Nevile, 30 Sep 2014, 16:24:53Display change log