[MPEG-OTSPEC] Updates to specification

[James Clark]

I believe the two independent and interoperable implementations
requirements originated with the IETF. It's stated in more detail here:

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2026#section-4.1.2

I would urge against a "reference implementation" approach: a prospective
implementer should be able to find out everything they need to know by
reading the spec; they should not have to reverse engineer an
implementation, reference or otherwise.

James

On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 11:49 PM John Hudson <john at tiro.ca> wrote:

> On 15082020 11:41 pm, Norbert Lindenberg wrote:
> > I agree with John that it would be useful to look at how the groups
> working on some other essential standards decide what goes into their
> specifications, and when. John, can you point us to a reference for the W3C
> independent implementations requirement?
>
> This is the W3C Process Document, which details, among other things, the
> path to advance a Technical Report to a Recommendation.
> https://www.w3.org/2004/02/Process-20040205/tr.html
>
> My understanding is that two independent and interoperable
> implementations are normally sought in the Call for Implementations
> stage, but it isn’t an absolute requirement. Fantasai or someone else
> from W3C can certainly provide a more complete explanation of how
> important the implementation report tends to be. Here, for example, is
> the WOFF2 implementation report:
> https://www.w3.org/Fonts/WG/WOFF2/Implementation.html
>
> JH
>
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