The
major new change is around our requirements that web-exposed features
be standardized. A point about identifying a venue for
standardization earlier in the process has been added.
The Intent to Prototype template now asks that you identify
where the feature will be standardized and to ensure that the standards
body is informed. This is usually as simple as opening an issue or
sending an email, following a process appropriate for that standards
body. You can reference an existing discussion if others have already
started that conversation.
This comes from some
discussions we've had with Google about a few features that had clear
venues and good support. Standardization stalled when no action was
taken. The goal
is to avoid this in future.
There are also
clearer requirements about what we mean when something is standardized,
particularly for features we intend to ship.