Community Group for Markdown Standardization

[Jelks Cabaniss]

Karl,

So if by some chance Markdown were to become a W3C Recommendation, it would
be patented by default?

Jelks

On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Karl Dubost <karld at opera.com> wrote:


> Jelks,

>

> Le 21 nov. 2012 à 18:36, Jelks Cabaniss a écrit :

> > I haven't kept up with the W3C policies in a long time -- do you need a

> "patent policy" now to get a Rec?

>

> The Patent Policy already exists for Working Group. You do not need to

> create one, but you need to follow it once the work is advancing on the Rec

> Track.

> See http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent/

> http://www.w3.org/2003/12/22-pp-faq.html

>

>

> >  If so, I, and I doubt JG and many, probably most others on this list

> would even give a hoot.  :)

>

> Community Groups are not Working Groups

> See http://www.w3.org/community/about/agreements/summary/

>

> --

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> Developer Relations, Opera Software

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