RE: publishing new WD of URL spec

> Do you have citations for where this is listed as part of the requirements for references in W3C specifications?

The W3C normative reference policy is described at  http://www.w3.org/2013/09/normative-references .  It is framed as considerations the Director makes in considering whether a normative reference is appropriate, not as black and white criteria.  The key considerations are:
- Stability – will readers see substantially  the same content over time, at least for the specific features referenced by another spec?
- Licensing – Can implementers and end users be confident that any patented technologies needed to build the Web Platform are offered royalty-free?





From: James Robinson [mailto:jamesr@google.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 00:28
To: Glenn Adams
Cc: Domenic Denicola; Arthur Barstow; public-webapps; www-tag@w3.org<mailto:www-tag@w3.org>
Subject: Re: publishing new WD of URL spec

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com<mailto:glenn@skynav.com>> wrote:
WHATWG specs are not legitimate for reference by W3C specs.

Do you have a citation to back up this claim?

Their IPR status is indeterminate and they do not follow a consensus process.

Do you have citations for where this is listed as part of the requirements for references in W3C specifications?

I know these are your personal opinions but am not aware of anything that states this is W3C process.

- James