Re: Re-chartering for publishing Specifications

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On Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:45:35 +0900
Satoru Takagi <sa-takagi@kddi.com> wrote:

> Hi, Browsers and Robotics Community Group member,
> 
> After the establishment of this CG, I heard many wishes at some off-line meetings mainly Mozilla 
> Factory MozOpenHard Community*1 that participants of this CG have wanted to publish 
> specifications. For example, such specifications will be named like WebGPIO API, WebI2C API etc.
> 
> However, the current charter of this CG does not aim at the publication of specifications. 
> Therefore re-chartering is required. A re-participation procedure to CG is necessary for re-
> charter for every participants.  So, I intend to begin a procedure of re-chartering if there is 
> not any objection. By the end of this week, please post comments and opinons.
> 
> 
> Diff of this CG's revised new charter (https://www.w3.org/community/browserobo/):
> --- This group will not publish specifications. 
> +++ Furthermore, this group may publish specifications based on those knowledge such as webGPIO, 
> webI2C API and so on.
> 
> Note:
> The specifications which community group publishes are not standards of the W3C or on the W3C 
> standards track. It is only a sort of community group reports. However, when a group announces a 
> Final Report that is a Specification, the group asks participants to make patent licensing 
> commitments under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement*2. This re-chartering intends 
> to confirm that CG may publish such specifications.
> 
> 
> It will bother a hand of participants. Thank you for your cooperation in advance.
> 
> *1 http://mozopenhard.mozillafactory.org/
> *2:https://www.w3.org/community/about/agreements/final/
> 
> Satoru Takagi,
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> W3C AC Representative, SVGWG Member
> 
> KDDI CORPORATION, R&D Strategy Department,
> Technology Development Division
> Email:sa-takagi@kddi.com
> 

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