RE: Action-140: Obsoleting a recommendation, one more minor fix

I also agree that an Obsoleted Recommendation remains in effect. Only Rescinding removes a Recommendation from being in effect.

Steve Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GALINDO Virginie [mailto:Virginie.Galindo@gemalto.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 6:52 AM
> To: Wendy Seltzer <wseltzer@w3.org>; David Singer <singer@apple.com>;
> W3C Advisory Board <ab@w3.org>; Revising W3C Process Community Group
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> Subject: RE: Action-140: Obsoleting a recommendation, one more minor fix
> 
> +1 to clarify patent protection maintenance.
> Virginie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wendy Seltzer [mailto:wseltzer@w3.org]
> Sent: mercredi 6 juillet 2016 15:45
> To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>; W3C Advisory Board <ab@w3.org>;
> Revising W3C Process Community Group <public-w3process@w3.org>
> Subject: Re: Action-140: Obsoleting a recommendation, one more minor fix
> 
> A question relating to the patent policy: Is "obsoleting" intended to leave
> patent commitments in-force? I'd support that, to continue protect those who
> had implemented, even if we don't recommend further implementation or
> use.
> 
> Note that the PP applies "as long as the Recommendation is in effect."
> (Sec. 5.9)
> https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/#sec-Requirements

> 
> So we might add, e.g. "an obsolete Recommendation is still deemed in effect,
> although it is not recommended for future implementation."
> 
> Thanks,
> --Wendy
> 
> On 06/23/2016 08:01 AM, David Singer wrote:
> > The AB realized that we might, just possibly, make a mistake and obsolete
> something that we weren’t aware is actively used; or we might obsolete
> something and then later it starts getting traction and being used. It should be
> possible to reverse obsoletion, though we hope and expect that this will be
> rare.
> >
> > The attached is a revision which adds the sentence:
> >
> > "Obsoletion may be reversed, using the same process as for obsoleting
> > a Recommendation. “
> >
> > and then at the start of the two options, add that, viz.:
> >
> > "The announcement:
> >
> > must indicate that this is a Proposal to Rescind, or a proposal to Obsolete, or
> a proposal to reverse Obsoletion of, a Recommendation;”
> >
> > Yes, I am aware that other parts of the text could be made more complex
> and more explicit about reversal, but I don’t think it’s worth it: we can surely
> work out what the intent of the text is in the rare case of reversal.
> >
> > Yes, I am aware that we might end up with a case where, with the new
> knowledge, a decision to Obsolete would not pass, but the decision to reverse
> obsoletion also does not pass.  However, I think making the reversal process
> “reversal happens if it can be shown that obsoletion would have failed” is too
> complex to describe easily. I hope the community ‘does the right thing’ and we
> don’t get into this case.
> >
> >
> >
> > This body part will be downloaded on demand.
> >
> 
> 
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