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Subject: Re: [xslt-conformance] Reviewing (from: Minutes for March Teleconference...)


David Marston/Cambridge/IBM wrote:
>>...- Complete Test Suite
>>...   * Test Validation
>>    The consensus at the meeting was that we don't have the resources
>>    to validate
>>    the tests, and that we will have to include them all "as is".
> 
> 
> We seem to be oscillating on this point. At the face-to-face in
> Cambridge, my sense was that we agreed that the reviews are the real
> added value from this process. The world expects that this suite has
> been screened. What would the XSL WG be willing to say about this
> collection if it's not reviewed? Would the WG be willing to let us do
> the same for XSLT/XPath 2.0? Remember that QAWG and the W3C in general
> are pushing toward having a WG-sanctioned suite for every Rec for
> which conformance can be measured.
> 
> My suggestion: at the next meeting at which we have a quorum and have
> at least one WG member present (Zarella, or Bob L. if he joins the TC)
> we draw up a pros-and-cons comparison.
> .................David Marston
> 

I agree -- it needs to be discussed.

A quick summary of yesterday's meeting:  there are over 3000 tests -- we will never get them all validated.  I'd be happy to be convinced otherwise.


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Jeff Kenton
DataPower Technology, Inc.




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