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Driven by the consensus principle
- setting up a Working Group (members and possibly
external experts only)
- Working Draft (technical document)
- Last Call Working Draft (public technical
document)
- Candidate Recommendation ("Call for
implementations")
- Proposed Recommendation (following implementation
experience)
- W3C Recommendation (final and stable document)
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W3C is not a standard organization, but a Recommendation
has:
- proof of the concept
- proof of implementation
W3C Recommendations are:
- technical specifications agreed by international groups
of experts
- de facto standards not deriving from dominant position in
the market