PICS Developers Group:

Call for Participation

The Platform for Internet Content Selection (PICS) announces the formation of a developer's group, PICS-DEV. We expect that many but not all members of the Technical Committee that created the initial technical specifications will choose to join, and that many others will join as well.

Purpose

PICS-DEV is a forum for exchange of information among individuals and organizations developing PICS-compatible software and labeling services. The group will serve several purposes, including but not limited to:

Activities

The major activity will be an email distribution list. Any member of the list can send email that will be reflected to the entire list membership. Membership is not anonymous: any member of the list will be able to access a list of all the other members and their email addresses. Other activities may be arranged through the email list. These may include face-to-face meetings for exchanging technical information or interoperability testing, and some coordination of media and public-relations.

How to Join

Membership is open only to those individuals and organizations who are either developing PICS-compatible software or labeling services, or are very seriously considering doing so. To apply for membership, send email to jmiller@w3.org and presnick@research.att.com. Your message should somehow convince us that you've read and at least partially understood the PICS technical specifications and are planning to make a compatible product or service. You need not divulge information about your specific product plans or development schedule. Unlike the original PICS Technical Committee, we have no reason to keep the group size small. Consequently, the hurdle for membership in PICS-DEV is much lower.