Last May, @W3CAB members' @fantasai and @frivoal explained the proposed changes for the 2020 edition of the @w3c Process document, the governing document of W3C standardization activity: w3.org/2020/05/AC/talk/Proce…
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W3C Process and Patent Policy 2020 revisions have been submitted to a vote by the AC! If you work for a Member company, please strongly encourage them to vote yes!
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This document guides the development of well thought-out, implementable, and relevant specs. Process 2020 represents some of the biggest changes in many years, while ensuring that @w3c values remain: wide review, implementation experience, consensus, and royalty-free licensing.
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The main motivations behind the adoption of this new process were to avoid out-of-date and unmaintained specifications and/or to have active versions published outside @w3c, and thus eliminate confusion among implementers and reviewers, as well as #interoperability problems.
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The W3C process has already gone through changes in 2018:
Today is the day where a new @w3c process comes into action - the well-titled “Feb 1 2018 Process Document” w3.org/2018/Process-20180201…
This document sets the rules and expectations around how W3C develops its standards and interacts with its stakeholders.
Jul 8, 2020 · 11:28 AM UTC