On Mon, 24 Nov 2008, Julian Reschke wrote: > Ian Hickson wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Nov 2008, Julian Reschke wrote: > > > Dean Edridge wrote: > > > > That's not really an issue, and there is nothing Ian can do to > > > > stop someone from sending him feedback, lots of people have his > > > > email address. I do know that he prefers everything to be sent to > > > > a public archive. The important thing to note here is that he > > > > doesn't discuss changes to the spec privately, meaning he makes > > > > all decisions publicly. > > > > > > That makes it sound as if these private conversations are indeed > > > one-way. Are they, Ian? > > > > I don't understand the question. I take feedback (from any number of > > sources, including some from people who don't want to say their bit in > > public, though I discourage that) and edit the spec in public. What > > kind of conversation do you mean? > > The question was: is that kind of feedback a one-way conversation (you > just accept the feedback), or is some private *conversation* going on?
I don't understand what you mean by "conversation" in this context. I mean, I say hello when they come to me, I nod understandingly, I thank them for the feedback, I may ask for more information... is this conversation? I don't know what you mean by "conversation" so I can't really determine the answer. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
