- From: Lynne Rosenthal <lynne.rosenthal@nist.gov>
- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 14:14:50 -0500
- To: www-qa@w3.org
- Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20021113135123.01d77748@mailserver.nist.gov>
Hello All Please comment on the need for W3C to establish a new licence, this one for test materials (in addition to the existing Document or Software licenses). And, please provide specific scenarios why the Document license is not considered satisfactory. Background. The QAWG is pursing the creation of a Test Materials license in W3C. We have had discussions in the past regarding which license, Document or Software, was more applicable to test materials. Although we concluded that the Document license was better, it new license for Test Materials would be even better. The rationale for a TM license includes: Test materials are specific documents provided for a specific, defined and limited purpose. The license to use and copy them can therefore be specific, defined and limited. The W3C Software and Document licenses are more general in nature and do not provide for the precise license grant. These licenses were not intended to cover the conveyance of rights effected by the proposed "Notice and License for Test Materials" [1] This proposed license was informally provided to W3C. Since the development of a new license is not a trivial matter, we need to show why the current licenses are not sufficient and why we need a new test materials license. So... What do you think? Do we need a Test Materials License and why? regards Lynne [1] http://www.w3.org/QA/WG/2002/11/W3CTestLicenseDRAFT.html
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