- From: Philippe Le Hégaret <plh@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 13:15:38 -0500
- To: public-review-comments@w3.org
This formal objection is following the dissent recorded at:
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-fedid-wg/2026Feb/0001.html
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This DC API work is one of the few meaningful leverage points available to
encourage broader access to currently fee-gated specification(s), and to do
so in a way that benefits implementers and the wider community. My
understanding is that any free availability, if it happens, would be
time-limited. Against that backdrop, it seems unfortunate to relinquish
that leverage based on an expectation or hope that the ISO specification
“will likely be made freely available next year,”[3] particularly given
the history and incentives involved.
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This part too,
https://www.w3.org/guide/process/tilt/normative-references.html#orgs or
especially? I've not consulted "the Team" myself but don't see how the
answers to #1 and #3 can be anything but a hard "no."
Who produced the document?
1. Is it produced by a group that the Team believes follows the
OpenStand
principles <https://open-stand.org/about-us/principles/>?
2. Is the normative version of the referenced document available in
English? If not, is there an English translation?
3. Is the referenced document available on the Web at no cost and
without limitation?
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Received on Monday, 9 February 2026 18:15:37 UTC