ISSUE-159: Remove the current circularity in definition of "editorial change"
define editorial change
Remove the current circularity in definition of "editorial change"
- State:
- CLOSED
- Product:
- Process Document
- Raised by:
- Steve Zilles
- Opened on:
- 2015-04-07
- Description:
- I has been noted https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-w3process/2015Mar/0010.html that the definition of "editorial change" in 7.2.5 is circular, to wit:
7.2.5 Classes of Changes
https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/AB/raw-file/68f2be460152/cover.html#correction-classes
This document distinguishes the following 4 classes of changes to a specification. The first two classes of change are considered editorial changes, the latter two substantive changes.
1. No changes to text content
These changes include fixing broken links, style sheets or invalid markup.
2. Corrections that do not affect conformance
Editorial changes or clarifications that do not change the technical content of the specification.
where "editorial change" is defined to encompass the first two classes of change and the second class uses "editorial change" in its definition.
Secondly, experience has shown the "do not change the technical content of the specification" is not sufficiently precise.
A revised definition is suggested (by Wayne Carr) in
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-w3process/2015Mar/0012.html - Related Actions Items:
- No related actions
- Related emails:
- Re: Issue-159 ACTION REQUIRED: Call for Consensus: Proposed Process Change Regarding the definition of "Editorial Change" (from singer@apple.com on 2015-04-07)
- Re: Issue-159 ACTION REQUIRED: Call for Consensus: Proposed Process Change Regarding the definition of "Editorial Change" (from wayne.carr@linux.intel.com on 2015-04-07)
- Issue-159 ACTION REQUIRED: Call for Consensus: Proposed Process Change Regarding the definition of "Editorial Change" (from szilles@adobe.com on 2015-04-07)
- w3process-ISSUE-159 (define editorial change): Remove the current circularity in definition of "editorial change" [Process Document] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2015-04-07)
Related notes:
Item 2 in Section 6.2.5 in the Proposed 2015 Process Document was rewritten to fix this problem
http://www.w3.org/2015/04/Process-20150428/#correction-classes
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