> IMHO a large part of the problem here is that there are too few checks
> during the Working Draft phase, which puts an enormous strain on Last
> Call, resulting over time in the practice now increasingly common of
> having multiple LCs, or of going to CR then back to LC, or giving up and
> making a Note out of it, etc.
I agree.
Perhaps W3C should formalize an "interim public review" phase, which is
a WD that is explicitly put out for review, and goes through many of the
things that happen at LC -- notifying the reps, a blurb on the status
pages, etc. Just don't require the WG to make an official response to
every issue.
/r$
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Rich Salz, Chief Security Architect
DataPower Technology http://www.datapower.com
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