W3C XML

XML Core Working Group Charter

The mission of the XML Core Working Group, part of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Activity, is to maintain and develop as needed core XML specifications.

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End date 31 August 2017
Confidentiality Proceedings are public
Initial Chairs Paul Grosso, Norman Walsh
Initial Team Contacts
(FTE %: 5)
Liam Quin
Usual Meeting Schedule Telcons: Fortnightly
Ftf: 1 per year (usually at the W3C TPAC event)

Scope

The XML Core Working Group is chartered to consider comments on the following existing specifications:

The Working Group is responsible for updating errata documents and publishing new editions incorporating published errata when appropriate.

The XML Core Working Group is also chartered to discuss issues related to the maintenance of other XML-related specifications that may be raised by the community.

Deliverables

The Working Group has current plans to:

Note that the development of new W3C Recommendations not listed in this document would require a new charter revision.

In addition, the XML Core Working Group is chartered to decide whether to develop a MicroXML Recommendation based on the work of the MicroXML Community Group. If it decides to go ahead with MicroXML work a W3C Advisory Committee Review would be needed to confirm the necessary change to this charter.

Other Deliverables

The XML Core Working Group will maintain and/or develop test suites for each specification as needed.

The XML Core Working Group had previously published C14N 1.1 which is now a deliverable of the XML Security WG. Due to patent policy commitments, any new edition of C14N 1.1 would need to be jointly developed by the XML Security WG and the XML Core WG. The XML Security WG is expected to do the development work, and the XML Core WG will review it before publication.

Milestones

Milestones
Specification FPWD LC CR PR PER Rec
Note: The group will document significant changes from this initial schedule on the group home page.
XML 1.0 6th Edition June 2016 October 2016
XInclude 1.1 N/A N/A August 2015 December 2015 March 2016

Timeline View Summary

The Working Group will also continue to maintain specifications and process errata.

Duration

The expiration date of this charter is 31 June 2017.

Dependencies

W3C Groups

XML Activity
The XML Core Working Group co-chairs participate in the XML Coordination Group to help track dependencies.
Internationalization Core Working Group
That Group is expected to provide last call review of deliverables of this Working Group.
XML Security Working Group for the joint work on Canonicalization.

Last call review happens via the XML Coordination Group and its liaisons.

External Groups

The XML Core Working Group needs to review and comment on work on the definition of the Internet Media type for XML (see RFC 3023).

Participation

To be successful, the XML Core Working Group is expected to have 6 or more active participants for its duration. Effective participation to XML Core Working Group is expected to consume 2-3 hours per week for each participant; 5-10 hours per week for editors during active editing periods.

Participants are reminded of the Good Standing requirements of the W3C Process.

Communication

This group primarily conducts its work on the publicly archived mailing list public-xml-core-wg@w3.org (archive).

Information about the group (deliverables, participants, face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, etc.) is available from the XML Core Working Group home page (member only).

Patent Policy

This Working Group operates under the W3C Patent Policy (5 February 2004 Version). To promote the widest adoption of Web standards, W3C seeks to issue Recommendations that can be implemented, according to this policy, on a Royalty-Free basis.

For more information about disclosure obligations for this group, please see the W3C Patent Policy Implementation.

About this Charter

This charter for the XML Core Working Group has been created according to section 6.2 of the Process Document. In the event of a conflict between this document or the provisions of any charter and the W3C Process, the W3C Process shall take precedence.

Please also see the previous charter for this group.



Liam Quin, XML Activity Lead and Team Contact

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