From 27c5fff0e2db3d85675d0c155ab36e8545248a84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francois Daoust Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 15:53:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add policy for changes to existing registry entries This attempts to formalize the policy for changes proposed in: https://github.com/w3c/webcodecs/issues/571#issuecomment-1265716042 --- codec_registry.src.html | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/codec_registry.src.html b/codec_registry.src.html index 5a106c68..473af44f 100644 --- a/codec_registry.src.html +++ b/codec_registry.src.html @@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ candidate, a pull request should be drafted (either by editors or by the party requesting the candidate registration) to register the candidate. The registry editors will review and merge the pull request. +5. Existing entries cannot be deleted or deprecated. They may be changed after + being published through the same process as candidate entries. Possible + changes include expansion of the codec string to better qualify the codec, + adjustments to the codec name string, and modification of the link to the + public specification. + Audio Codec Registry {#audio-codec-registry} ============================================