[governance] Digital restrictions management in HTML standards

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

That would possibly be equivalent to endorsing something without actually understanding it in enough detail to make an informed decision?

--srs (iPad)

On 13-May-2013, at 15:15, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:

> McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> If Members feel strongly about this, then perhaps joining the W3c
>> HTML5 WG might be more effective.
> 
> It might be more effective still to do that *and* in addition write and
> dissiminate a statement that explains the concerns, as well as W3C's
> processes and the necessary skills for effective participation in W3C
> WGs, and calls on civil society organizations who agree with the points
> of concern to engage through the relevant processes of W3C.
> 
> I agree that in comparison to actually working through the available
> processes, endorsing a petition is not likely to have a great effect.
> On the other hand, endorsing a petition is also much less work than
> engaging in a technical WG.
> 
> So I think that the likely greater effectiveness of engaging in the
> HTML5 WG is not a valid reason for IGC not to endorse the petition, as
> was proposed.
> 
> Greetings,
> Norbert
> 
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> 1. Respond to the content of assertions and arguments, not to the person
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