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--- a/cover.html Mon Oct 10 16:28:02 2016 +0200
+++ b/cover.html Mon Oct 10 18:27:13 2016 +0200
@@ -2349,14 +2349,12 @@
An Obsolete Recommendation <em class="r4fc2119">may</em> be restored to normal Recommendation,
for example because despite marking it Obsolete the specification is later more broadly adopted.</p>
- <p>W3C <em class="rfc2119">may</em> rescind a Recommendation, for example if the Recommendation contains many
- errors that conflict with a later version, or if W3C discovers burdensome patent claims that affect implementers
- and cannot be resolved; see the <a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy">W3C Patent Policy</a>
+ <p>W3C <em class="rfc2119">may</em> rescind a Recommendation if W3C believes there is no reasonable prospect
+ of it being restored for example due to burdensome patent claims that affect implementers and cannot be resolved; see the
+ <a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy">W3C Patent Policy</a>
[<a href="#ref-patentpolicy">PUB33</a>] and in particular
<a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy#sec-Requirements">section 5</a> (bullet 10) and
- <a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy#sec-PAG-conclude">section 7.5</a>. A Recommendation
- <em class="r4fc2119">should not</em> be rescinded if W3C believes there is a reasonable prospect of it being
- restored. However a Rescinded Recommendation <em class="r4fc2119">may</em> be restored to a normal Recommendation.</p>
+ <a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy#sec-PAG-conclude">section 7.5</a>.</p>
<p>W3C only rescinds or obsoletes entire Recommendations. To rescind or obsolete some part of a Recommendation,
W3C follows the process for <a href="#rec-modify">modifying a Recommendation</a>.</p>
