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width="212"/></a> | <a href="../../../">XML</a> |
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<a href="/Member/">Member-Confidential!</a></p>
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<h1>Charter of the XML Coordination Group</h1>
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<h3>[June 2004]</h3>
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<p style="font-size: small; font-style: italic">
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C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, W3C, chair<br /><a
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href="http://www.w3.org/People/Quin/">Liam Quin</a>, Team contact,
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for Tim Berners-Lee, Director<br/>
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$Revision: 1.22 $ of $Date: 2004/06/16 18:55:58 $ by $Author: plehegar $
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The XML Coordination Group provides a forum for coordination between the
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Working Groups of the XML Activity, and between the XML Activity and other
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parts of W3C, and between the XML Activity and other organizations.
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<p>
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The XML Coordination Group is a Coordination Group of the W3C and
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follows the Coordination Group process described in the <a
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href="/Consortium/Process/">W3C Process Document</a>. Except as outlined
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elsewhere in this charter and when applicable, the XML Coordination
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Group follows the common procedures outlined in <a
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href="xml-common-proc.html">Common Procedures for XML Working Groups</a>
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(substituting "Coordination Group" for "Working Group" as needed).</p>
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</p>
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<hr />
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#Scope">Scope and Functions</a></li>
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<li><a href="#deliverables">Deliverables</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Duration">Duration</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Membership">Coordination Group participation</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Meetings">Meeting Schedule and Record</a></li>
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<li><a href="#communication">Communications</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Confidentiality">Confidentiality</a></li>
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<li><a href="#pp">Patent Disclosures</a></li>
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</ol>
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<hr />
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</div>
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<h2>1. <a name="Scope">Scope and Functions</a></h2>
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<p>The XML Coordination Group is responsible for:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>coordinating workflow between XML Activity working groups</li>
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<li>watching out for dependencies between WGs</li>
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<li>recommending the creation and dissolution of WGs
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within its chartered scope
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(rare but essential)</li>
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<li>setting the master WG/IG/CG meeting schedule</li>
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<li>maintaining the public roadmap
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(<a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/">http://www.w3.org/XML/</a>)</li>
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<li>notifying the XML Plenary IG of changes they should be aware of</li>
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<li>maintaining liaison inside and outside the W3C —
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in particular, gathering and forwarding requests for additional requirements
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to the appropriate WG(s)</li>
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<li>forwarding requests for process changes
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originating in the IG upward into the
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larger W3C</li>
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<li>suggesting/proposing items relating to policy and architecture
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to the XML Plenary IG for
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its consideration</li>
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<li>suggesting/proposing items relating to architecture
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to the TAG for
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its consideration</li>
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<li>discussing technical questions as needed
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<!--* and seeking consensus
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on the overall direction for XML-related work in W3C</del><ins>
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in order to discharge its other responsibilities</ins> *--></li>
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<li>managing crises
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<ul>
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<li>turning hard policy/architecture questions over to the IG</li>
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<li>liaising with W3C management when necessary</li>
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<li>dealing with aggrieved Member organizations when necessary</li>
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</ul></li>
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<li>coordination of press and media relations and speaking appearances
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for the Working Groups in the Activity</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<h2>2. <a name="deliverables">Deliverables</a></h2>
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<p>
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The XML Coordination Group itself has no required deliverables;
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those are produced by Working Groups. But the Coordination Group does maintain overviews
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and otherwise communicate the results of the Working Groups, and in
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conjunction with the XML Plenary Interest Group it has responsibility
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for providing overall technical guidance for the development of XML and
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related specifications.
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</p>
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<div>
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<h2>3. <a name="Duration">Duration</a></h2>
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<p>The expiration date of this charter is 30 June 2006.</p>
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</div>
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<div>
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<h2>4. <a name="Membership">Coordination Group participation</a></h2>
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<p>The XML Coordination Group membership consists of</p>
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<ul>
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<li>the Coordination Group chair and W3C Team contacts</li>
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<li>the Chairs of the XML Activity Working Groups (or their
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delegates, if the Chair is not available); at the time of
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writing, these were:<ul>
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<li>XML Binary Characterization Working Group</li>
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<li>XML Core Working Group</li>
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<li>XSL Working Group</li>
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<li>XML Schema Working Group</li>
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<li>XML Query Working Group</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>liaisons, as decided by the Coordination Group; at the time of writing, these
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were:<ul>
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<li>SVG Working Group (via Hypertext Coordination Group)</li>
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<li>CSS Working Group, for coordination with XSL</li>
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<!--* <li>XForms WG</li> *-->
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<li>Web Services Coordination Group</li>
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<li>Semantic Web Coordination Group</li>
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<li>Hypertext Coordination Group</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Other participants may be added, as decided by the Coordination Group and the
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prospective participant, based on the need for close liaison with other
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Working Groups in the XML Coordination Group.</p>
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<p>The participants involvement required by this Group include
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weekly teleconfences, mailing list and occasional face-to-face
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meetings.</li>
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<h3>
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Chair
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</h3>
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<p>The initial chair of the XML Coordination Group is
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C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, W3C.</p>
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<!--* <p>The term <i>chair</i> in this document refers to either
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co-chair.</p> *-->
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<h3>
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<a name="W3CResources">W3C Team resources</a>
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</h3>
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<p>The initial Team contact for the XML Coordination Group is Liam
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Quin. Approximately 0.2 FTE are currently allocated to this
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Activity.</p>
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</div>
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<div>
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<h2>5. <a name="Meetings">Meeting Schedule and Record</a></h2>
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<p>
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The XML Coordination Group meets by phone every week, and occasionally meets
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face-to-face when opportunity arises; recently, the Coordination Group has met
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face to face in conjunction with W3C technical plenary meetings
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or with co-located meetings of the XSL, XML Schema, and XML Query
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Working Groups (expected frequency:
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at most twice a year).</p>
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<p>
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Meeting records include participants present, the results of group decisions,
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and significant action items.</p>
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<h2>6. <a name="communication">Communications</a></h2>
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<p>XML Coordination Group participants communicate via an <a
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href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xml-cg/">archived</a>
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mailing list, <a
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href="mailto:w3c-xml-cg@w3.org">w3c-xml-cg</a>. This list is
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Member-confidential.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <a href="/XML/Group/">home page</a> of the Coordination Group, maintained by the chair and
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Team contact, provides convenient access to</p>
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<ul>
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<li>membership of the Coordination Group</li>
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<li>
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schedule of future events on behalf of the member Working Groups:
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deliverables, face-to-face meetings, and other related events</li>
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<li>history of the Coordination Group and the XML Activity: creation, meeting records, etc.</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<div>
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<h2>7. <a name="Confidentiality">Confidentiality</a></h2>
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<!--* <p>The proceedings of the XML Coordination Group are made
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publicly available, subject to exceptions made by the chair.</p> *-->
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<p>
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The proceedings of this Coordination Group are Member-confidential,
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subject to exceptions made by the Chair with the Coordination Group's
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agreement.
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</p>
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<p>
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In support of public accountability, on the occasions (expected
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to be rare) that this group finds itself responsible for making
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decisions with an impact on the technical content of W3C
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specifications, it will make public a summary of the question,
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the decision made, and the rationale for the decision.
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</p>
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</div>
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<h2>8. <a name="pp">Patent Disclosures</a></h2>
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<p>
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The XML Coordination Group provides an opportunity to share
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perspectives on XML in general. W3C reminds Coordination Group
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participants of their obligation to comply with patent
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disclosure obligations as set out in <a
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href="/Consortium/Patent-Policy/#sec-Disclosure">Section 6</a>
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of the W3C Patent Policy. While the Coordination Group does not
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produce Recommendation-track documents, when Coordination Group
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participants review Recommendation-track specifications from
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Working Groups, the patent disclosure obligations do apply.
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</p>
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<hr />
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<address>
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C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, Liam Quin
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</address>
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