Must web publications be available offline? about dpub-pwp HOT 8 CLOSED

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 7:51 AM, BillKasdorf ***@***.***> wrote: +1 Bill Kasdorf VP and Principal Consultant | Apex CoVantage p: 734-904-6252 <(734)%20904-6252> m: 734-904-6252 <(734)%20904-6252> ISNI: http://isni.org/isni/0000000116490786 ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7002-4786<https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-7002-4786?lang=en> From: Dave Cramer ***@***.*** Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 10:49 AM To: w3c/dpub-pwp Cc: Subscribed Subject: [w3c/dpub-pwp] Must web publications be available offline? (#41) Opening this as an issue to have a place for discussion. The current WP draft states: A Web Publication must be available and functional while the user is offline. A user should, as much as possible, have a seamless experience of interacting with a Web Publication regardless of their network connection. We make no distinction between online and offline when defining web publications. I don't think we should change must to should in the first sentence. To me, a fundamental aspect of a publication is that it has some sort of permanent existence—it doesn't just go away depending on circumstances. Trying to retain that sense of permanence in a digital world is important. There's also significant concern in the ebook community (voiced, for example, by Fran Toolan) that "the web" doesn't care about offline, and that the IDPF+W3C combination means that offline use cases will be given less weight. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<https://github.com/w3c/ dpub-pwp/issues/41>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/ notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIYxNfGqkHE-TQto6E6P- uNAR4dOorc9ks5rgvBVgaJpZM4MNRL8>. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#41 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHjxBO_8hBVm3zksGPB7j8xiNfuIxIBgks5rgvEegaJpZM4MNRL8> .

On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 8:28 AM, Tzviya ***@***.***> wrote: Hello strangers! It seems to m that we are re-visiting very old discussions. I think we reached some level of consensus at tpac [1, 2]. This is what we were calling the "p" problem. We had some debate about what the p should stand for "portable" or "packaged". There was also much debate about what "offline" means. @GarthConboy <https://github.com/GarthConboy> had a nifty grid, and @BorisAnthony <https://github.com/BorisAnthony> recommended a discussion of basic terms and definitions. maybe we need to return to that so this can be completed? [1] https://www.w3.org/2016/09/19-dpub-minutes.html#mozTocId850580 [1] https://www.w3.org/2016/09/19-dpub-minutes.html#mozTocId509920 — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#41 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHjxBO7BoUfkIYFb6nyHf1qUqZ8LO6bHks5rgvmZgaJpZM4MNRL8> .