Re: error on

Thank you. I have corrected the typo.

--Wendy

On 11/17/20 10:28 AM, Ted Thibodeau Jr wrote:
> Greetings --
> 
> "Patent Policy 2020" is being formally adopted by the DID WG in 
> which I am a participant [0].
> 
> [0] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-did-wg/2020Nov/0017.html
> 
> (I believe such adoption must be done by my employer's AC Rep,
> whom I am not, so the planned WG action seems possibly improper.  
> That's being addressed elsewhere.)
> 
> 
> In searching for that Policy, I found the "Frequently Asked 
> Questions (FAQ) about the W3C Patent Policy (2020)" --
> 
>    https://www.w3.org/2020/09/15-pp-faq.html
> 
> -- which says --
> 
>    On 15 September, 2020, W3C adopted [1] the 15 September 2015 
>    Patent Policy [2], updating the previous 5 February 2004 
>    (updated 1 August 2017) Patent Policy [3].
> 
>    [1] https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/8677
>    [2] https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20200915/
>    [3] https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20170801/
> 
> This is quite confusing, as the text here -- with potential 
> legal ramifications -- talks about 15 September 2015, but 
> links to a document from 15 September 2020.
> 
> I'm reasonably sure that "2015" is just a typo, and should be 
> "2020", but nothing I've found, including the "15 September 
> 2020 version of the W3C Patent Policy",  refers to "Patent 
> Policy (2020)" nor "Patent Policy 2020" (though other W3
> pages do), so I cannot be sure.
> 
> I would suggest adding both "Patent Policy (2020)" and "Patent 
> Policy 2020" to the official "Patent Policy" page, so that is
> more likely to pop up in a web search.
> 
> The FAQ page also says --
> 
>    The W3C Patents and Standards Interest Group [4] reviews 
>    proposed FAQ entries. Please send questions or comments 
>    on the W3C Patent Policy or this document to the Patent 
>    and Standards Interest Group public mailing list 
>    www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org (archive [5]).
> 
>    [4] https://www.w3.org/2004/pp/psig/
>    [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-patentpolicy-comment/
> 
> -- so here's my comment on that document.
> 
> 
> THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AND CONFUSING TYPO IN THE FIRST SENTENCE!
> 
> Please correct the FAQ page as soon as possible!
> 
> 
> Thank you for your swift attention to this matter.
> 
> Ted
> 
> 
> 
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Wendy Seltzer -- wseltzer@w3.org +1.617.715.4883 (office)
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