Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
On Sep 24, 2009, at 2:16 PM, Sam Ruby wrote:
On Sep 24, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
Any TC39 members whose employers can't join could perhaps become Invited
Experts to the W3C Web Applications Working Group, if that facilitates
review.
Unfortunately, no. See #2 and #3 below:
http://www.w3.org/2004/08/invexp.html
It depends on the nature of the employer, and the reason they are unable
to join. Historically there have been Invited Experts in W3C Working
Groups who are employed by such organizations as universities or small
start-ups. We even have some in the HTML Working Group. So it would
probably be more accurate to say "it depends" and that it may be subject
to the judgment of the W3C Team.
I've discussed the specific case with the W3C, and it is the case that
in the judgment of the W3C Team, the answer in this specific case is no.
You, of course, are welcome to try again in the hopes of getting a
different answer.
Regards,
Maciej
- Sam Ruby