Re: The Proposed Charter Update

Hi Steve,

I think we're developing a standard that will eventually be published in 
the form of a public /XML Schema/. In that sense it will be both an open 
standard and open source (there is no other source). The /Schema/ will 
be free to use under the W3C licence that all the contributors have signed.

As far as I can see, anyone will be allowed use the schema in any way 
they like - for example, to develop conversion utilities, other related 
notations etc. Such applications are not mentioned in the charter, 
because the charter only describes what we are currently working on. As 
Michael Good said: W3C group charters typically get revised every few years.

Its possible, since both are open standards, that someone will 
eventually develop a (free, open source) utility for converting from 
MusicXML to MNX. But its less likely that such utilities will become 
available to convert proprietary formats to/from MNX. Its much more 
likely that applications that use proprietary formats will decide to 
import/export MNX in the way that they currently import/export MusicXML.

Hope that helps, best wishes,
James


Am 14.12.2021 um 15:27 schrieb Steve Lee:
> On 08/12/2021 10:59, James Ingram wrote:
>> MNX is going to be a free, open-source description of CWMN that is 
>> /independent of/ proprietary formats
>
> Hi James, as a newbie could I ask for a clarification here? Did you 
> mean "open standard" rather than "open source". They are different. Or 
> were you thinking there will be open source libraries and/or 
> conversion tools that users of the existing specs can easily integrate 
> or use? Even though they are not listed as deliverables of the 
> charter, but the open standard MNX is?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve
>
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