Re: Concerns with Accessibe joining W3C

I can respect your stance.
may I ask how the w3c insures anyone complies with this code of ethics?
By which I mean, is it possible to join, yet engage in the sorts of 
behavior illustrated by some posts here,  without  anyone the wiser?
Thanks,
Karen,



On Thu, 27 May 2021, Patrick H. Lauke wrote:

> I actually have concerns about this discussion. I'm sure going over the list 
> of current members https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List each of us can 
> find at least one or two current members that don't, in our view, fit our 
> view of a good actor - maybe they are in the cryptocurrency market, or maybe 
> they're tied to a media company heavily invested in embedding DRM schemes 
> into standards, or maybe they're tied to a particular government body that is 
> actively working on the suppression of free speech, or ...
>
> However, under the rules, as long as they behave in accordance with the 
> membership agreement, and follow the code of ethics and professional conduct 
> https://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/ (and as long as they pay their membership 
> fees), they are free to join.
>
> P
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Received on Thursday, 27 May 2021 20:39:46 UTC