问题
Within the standards that W3C create, do they have a set of states they go through before they are a standard and what are those states?
For example HTML 5.1 currently is in Working Draft.
回答1:
The process is typically linked in the section "Status of This Document".
For HTML 5.1, it says:
This document is governed by the 1 August 2014 W3C Process Document.
This links to the World Wide Web Consortium Process Document from 2014-08-01 (the latest version is always accessible from http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/).
For technical reports that should become Recommendations, this is the process:
- Publication of the First Public Working Draft,
- Publication of zero or more revised Public Working Drafts.
- Publication of a Candidate Recommendation.
- Publication of a Proposed Recommendation.
- Publication as a W3C Recommendation.
- Possibly, Publication as an Edited Recommendation
However, it’s also possible to go steps back:
The Director […] may require the specification to return to a lower maturity level.
回答2:
Ahh I think I literally just found the answer on Consortium/Process, too many tabs open!
The W3C Recommendation track:
Working Draft
A Working Draft generally represents work in progress and a commitment by W3C to pursue work in a particular area. The label "Working Draft" does not imply consensus within W3C about the document.Candidate Recommendation
A Candidate Recommendation is a stable Working Draft that the Director has proposed to the community for implementation experience and feedback.Proposed Recommendation
A Proposed Recommendation is a Candidate Recommendation that has benefitted from implementation experience and has been sent to the Advisory Committee for review.Recommendation
A Recommendation reflects consensus within W3C, as represented by the Director's approval. W3C considers that the ideas or technology specified by a Recommendation are appropriate for widespread deployment and promote W3C's mission.
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30373241/w3c-document-states