helpful, thanks Andy ... that's OK by me too...
Liddy
On 18/08/2005, at 7:52 PM, Andy Powell wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Liddy Nevile wrote:
>
>
>> For DC we are planning a main new 'adaptability' element and then
>> to build an application profile for accessibility.
>>
>
> FWIW, this would imply to me that the name of the WG should remain
> as Accessibility. It just so happens that the WG is focussing on
> an element called Adaptability at the moment... but that doesn't
> mean that the name of the WG needs to change and it doesn't mean
> that other new terms won't be considered in the future.
>
> However, as per my message just now to the Date WG list, I think
> the WG should strongly consider an 'application profile'-driven
> approach from the outset, rather than considering individual new
> terms in isolation - i.e. the sentence above would read better (to
> me) as
>
> For DC we are building a new application profile for accessibility
> and
> that includes a new 'adaptability' element.
>
> Considering new terms in the context of a whole application profile
> will make it easier to determine whether functional requirements
> are being met in the most effective way and will help the Usage
> Board (and others) to understand how any new elements fit into a
> bigger picture.
>
> Andy
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