On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Hallvord Reiar Michaelsen Steen <hallv...@opera.com> wrote: >>> Are you claiming that the W3C is in the business of plagiarizing? >> >> I'm saying that the W3C (and this working group in particular) is >> taking Anne's work, without his permission, and passing it off as its >> own. > > Speaking as one of the W3C-editors of the spec: first I agree that crediting > needs to be sorted out, and that Anne should be credited in a way that better > reflects his contributions. I appreciate that Ms2ger points this out during > the RfC. > > Secondly, I think it's a bit harsh to say that we take his work "without his > permission" - legally I believe the WHATWG deliberately publishes under a > licence that allows this, and on a moral and practical basis as W3C-editors > intend to collaborate with Anne in the best possible way under a situation > that's not really by our design, we involve him in discussions, appreciate > his input, I've also sent pull requests on GitHub to keep the specs in sync > and intend to continue to do so. I hope that claiming that we act without > Anne's permission depicts a working environment that's less constructive than > what we're both aiming for and achieving.
I'm happy that you and Anne have a productive working relationship. My comment is based on this message: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2012OctDec/0538.html Perhaps I should have moved the phrase "without his permission" to the end of the sentence. Adam
