From carson@siggraph.org Wed Apr 22 02:14:07 1998 Received: from siggraph.org (siggraph.org [205.168.252.205]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id CAA14848 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 1998 02:14:06 +0200 Received: from study.huntleigh.net by siggraph.org (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id SAA22205; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:12:25 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.32.19980421180921.0106d2c0@siggraph.org> X-Sender: carson@siggraph.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:14:23 -0600 To: SC24@dkuug.dk From: Steve Carson Subject: Draft Compressed Binary Format Requirements Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am forwarding the following mail from the VRML community. Since some or all of the VRML Compressed Binary Format may eventually be standardized through SC 24 I am requesting SC 24 experts to take this opportunity to participate in the VRML Consortium review process on the requirements document. >To: www-vrml@vrml.org >Subject: >>GET INVOLVED<< - Draft CBF Requirements >Cc: vrb@vrml.org >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Sender: vrml-vrb-approval@vrml.org >Precedence: list >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >To the VRML community, > >VRML 2.0 was published on August 4th 1996. Determination of a binary >format for VRML 2.0 was removed from the 2.0 specification in order to >get consensus on the core features first. However, the need for a >binary format has been recognized for some time. The first binary >format RFP was published on 18 September 1996. > >In the ensuing 18 months much effort has been spent and much progress >has been made in this area. Despite that, through several working >drafts we did not reach final agreement on any proposal for a VRML CBF. >Thus the VRB decided on March 17th to reject the current draft >proposals. > >In addition to these details surrounding the recent history of the CBF >Working Group, there is consensus that there has been significant >evolution in both the technical requirements and the business context >over this period of time. Thus the VRB has decided to redirect the >work-in-progress by issuing a new statement of requirements to take >into consideration both the past history of this WG and the new >context. > >The VRB has issued a draft of the revised requirements statement >and has made it available for review at >. The >VRB requests that all interested members of the VRML community read >the document and make comments on it to the VRB . All >comments must be received by May 6, 1998. > >You may also want to join the VRML Compressed Binary Format Working >Group which >will be working to bring the Compressed Binary Format to reality. > >This is your opportunity to affect the future of VRML. Please get >involved! > >the VRB >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >for list subscription instructions, >send email to vrml-vrb-request@vrml.org with text "info" > > > Steve Carson Chair, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer Graphics and Image Processing --------------------------------------------------------- Steve Carson phone: +1-505-521-7399 GSC Associates Inc. fax: +1-505-521-9321 5272 Redman Road e-mail: carson@siggraph.org Las Cruces, NM 88011 USA ---------------------------------------------------------