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Is <canvas> part of an accepted W3C standard? I know its in the HTML5 draft, but I didn't think it was yet a standard. The license he quoted says Apple would p
by qeorge 16y ago
Is <canvas> part of an accepted W3C standard? I know its in the HTML5 draft, but I didn't think it was yet a standard.
The license he quoted says Apple would provide a royalty-free patent once <canvas> becomes part of an official W3C recommendation. I believe its at least done that, so perhaps this is moot?
- GHFigs 16y agoIn W3C terms, a "Recommendation" is the final standard. HTML5 is currently a Working Draft, but that status isn't really important. W3C's patent policy basically says if you participate in the Working Group developing the standard, you agree to a royalty free license of any patents of yours that are required to implement it. If Canvas goes in HTML5, Apple has to freely license whatever patents on it that are required for it. And if I'm not mistaken, this is already binding at this point--Apple can't revoke this even if they were to leave the Working Group. This was an issue years ago because WHAT-WG (which is not part of W3C) did not have such a policy. Today it seems to be a non-issue to everyone who would know.
- qeorge 16y agoThank you for clearing that up. I've always been confused by the terminology.