This version of the test suite contribution policy has been superseded by the version identified by http://www.w3.org/2004/10/27-testcases
This document discusses patent, copyright, and liability issues surrounding the contribution of test cases to W3C. The purpose of this policy is to clarify the terms for contributing test cases to W3C and to facilitate contributions from Working Group Participants.
The following matrix summarizes what test case Contributors must agree to in order for W3C to accept their contributions.
Contribution published in Recommendation | Contribution published outside Recommendation | |
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Participant (all types) | All obligations covered by the W3C Patent Policy and other W3C Agreements. | All obligations covered by Section 7 of the W3C Member Agreement, and other W3C Agreements. |
non-Participant | All obligations covered by Grant I. | All obligations covered by Grant II. No licensing obligation for patents. |
License Grants (Grant I, Grant II) required of non-Participants are separate online forms linked from the matrix. To use these forms you will need a W3C account. You can request one through the Public Access Request Form.
In order to protect the Contributor against liability that might appear if a third party relies on the contributed materials and encounters damage, the following disclaimer is included into the contribution declaration to the W3C. Note that materials retained for publication will be distributed carrying a similar disclaimer attached to the W3C Document license.
In all cases, contributions are provided as is, and contributors make no representations or warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or title; that the contents of the contributions are suitable for any purpose. especially, contributors make no representations, express or implied, that the contributions or the use thereof indicates conformance to a specification; contributions are provided only to help reaching interoperability.
Each Working Group compiles contributed test cases into one or more test suites. The group also decides whether to publish the test suite(s) as part of a W3C Recommendation or outside the Recommendation. There are advantages to each approach:
For Test Suites published as part of a W3C Recommendation:
No Contributors are bound by the W3C Patent Policy licensing requirements for test suites published outside a W3C Recommendation, even if the relevant Recommendation was developed under the W3C Patent Policy. To help foster confidence in the test suites, all Contributors (Member and non-Member):
If you hold copyright for a set of test cases and wish to transfer copyright to W3C at the same time as you contribute the test cases, please contact Ian Jacobs at w3t-pr@w3.org
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