Then why does the Director have authority to resolve conflicts? You can't have it both ways. TBL rejected EFF's proposal. He's on the hook.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @wycats and
Ok, and what happens next? Say, in the wake of that decision Apple leaves. EME goes to a separate consortium, without IPR. Is it a win?
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Replying to @robinberjon @wycats and
Who would leave over the EFF-proposed covenant? I'd like to know but secret vote is secret, doesn't tell who would actually leave over it.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @robinberjon and
But yes, in extremis, it's far better for W3C to uphold the Open Web principles that it is founded upon, than to violate those principles.
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Replying to @BrendanEich @wycats and
So win morally but die as an organisation? Maybe. Again, I’m not sure there is a win in there.
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Replying to @robinberjon @BrendanEich and
Failing to give its imprimatur to DRM tech would kill W3C as an org? That's a strong assertion.
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Replying to @tabatkins @robinberjon and
It sounds like a claim based on some backroom information (threats by browsers, content producers?). Should have been made in public.
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Replying to @wycats @tabatkins and
Just assume rationality: what would cause an org that has fended off DRM for ages to agree to a form of compromise?
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Replying to @robinberjon @tabatkins and
"Assume rationality" - so feckless, cowardly behavior never happens in politically fraught situations?
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It means that rational people do feckless things. You're asking me to assume the Director gamed things out perfectly. Why?
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