ISSUE-64

web-sockets-scope-req

Web Sockets API: in scope? requirement? coordination

State:

CLOSED

Product:

HTML Principles/Requirements

Raised by:

Dan Connolly

Opened on:

2008-12-02

Description:

Original issue description:
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IETF area directors have expressed concerns about network protocol specs buried in the HTML 5 specs.

Is this something the WG supports as a requirement for this release?

Who is interested in contributing test materials for web sockets?
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Some clarifications (from Rob Sayre):
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http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Mar/0653.html
Something like Web Sockets is explicitly mentioned in the charter. 
From section 2.1 of the charter:

"The following features are expected to be obtained by integrating
deliverables of the Web APIs Working Group
<http://www.w3.org/2006/webapi/>. They are listed here so that they may be
developed in the case where the Web APIs Working Group is not able to
produce the specifications.

   * Data storage APIs.
   * Networking APIs for server-push, asynchronous two-way
     client-server communication, peer-to-peer communication, and
     client-side cross-domain communication.

Note that some of the features mentioned above may be obtained by
integrating deliverables of the Web APIs Working Group."
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[[
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2009Mar/0657.html
[[
>>> Web Sockets API: in scope?

The charter places it in scope. No need for a question.

An obnoxiously literal reading could exclude this capability as a hard
requirement, but such a reading would also preclude accepting a solution
developed in the IETF.

I claim that the spirit of the charter assigns the HTML WG to develop a
solution if an acceptable solution does not emerge from elsewhere in a
timely fashion.
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Related emails:

1. Re: CfC: declare WebSockets out of scope (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-09-23)
2. CfC: declare WebSockets out of scope (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-09-09)
3. minutes for 2009-09-03 telcon (from mike@w3.org on 2009-09-05)
4. Agenda for HTML WG telcon 2009-08-20 - Accessibility TF, HTML5 Test Suite, etc (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-09-01)
5. {minutes} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-27 (from annevk@opera.com on 2009-08-27)
6. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-27 *PLEASE-READ* (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-26)
7. ISSUE-64: web-sockets-scope-req - suggest closing on 2009-09-03 (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-08-20)
8. Re: ISSUE-64: web-sockets-scope-req (from mike@w3.org on 2009-03-27)
9. Re: ISSUE-64: web-sockets-scope-req (from mike@w3.org on 2009-03-27)
10. Re: ISSUE-64: web-sockets-scope-req (from rsayre@mozilla.com on 2009-03-26)
11. ISSUE-64: web-sockets-scope-req (from rsayre@mozilla.com on 2009-03-26)

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