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distinguish standards-track drafts vs proposals #684

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distinguish standards-track drafts vs proposals
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incorporate suggestions from @jgraham
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add abbr to expand IPR
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Expand Up @@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ _See [the dashboard](https://mozilla.github.io/standards-positions/) for Mozilla
## What is this Repository?

This repo is where [Mozilla](https://mozilla.org/) decides and documents what it thinks about
emerging technical specifications for the Web. Typically they're draft documents in the
[IETF](https://ietf.org/), [W3C](https://w3.org/) (including the [WICG](https://wicg.github.io/)),
[WHATWG](https://whatwg.org/), and [Ecma TC39](https://github.com/tc39), but they could come from
elsewhere too.
emerging technical specifications for the Web. Typically such specs are standards-track drafts in the
[IETF](https://ietf.org/), [W3C](https://w3.org/),
[WHATWG](https://whatwg.org/), and [Ecma TC39](https://github.com/tc39).
We may also provide positions on documents located outside a standards process,
e.g. those in W3C Community Groups such as [WICG](https://wicg.github.io/)
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e.g. those in W3C Community Groups such as [WICG](https://wicg.github.io/)
e.g., those in W3C Community Groups such as [WICG](https://wicg.github.io/)

or other community incubation efforts with well-understood
<abbr title="intellectual property rights">IPR</abbr> terms,
but as a general rule believe that any such work must be moved to a formal standards track
before it’s appropriate for adoption as part of the web platform.
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This text might be better moved to the CONTRIBUTING.md file where we have a lot more detail on how to ask for a position and what we require of people who are asking. This is a lot of detail to put up front.


Having a clear Mozilla position on these specifications helps us align our thinking and communicate
it clearly to these standards bodies, as well as other browsers.
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