- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 02:49:57 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org, site-policy@w3.org
On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, Philippe Le Hegaret wrote: > > In response to requests from developers to make it easier > to include portions of W3C specifications in software documentation, > bug reports, code, and test cases, W3C have drafted a new > Excerpt & Citation License: > http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2008/06-excerpt-license Increasing license proliferation is a really bad idea here. I would be opposed to introducing yet another license. The legal situation is complicated enough as it is. We should just reuse one of the many, many existing licenses. > It is my understanding that this current draft addresses the use cases > presented by the HTML Working Group at [1], with the exception of > continuing/forking the development of the WG deliverables in a non-W3C > venue whether or not W3C and/or the HTML WG cease operations (the last > two use cases in Henri's list). Uses like forking of a specification > would remain prohibited to protect the due process and the consensus > found in a chartered Working Group. This use case is the main one that I'm concerned about, FWIW. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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