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## Copyright and Licensing | ||
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The GraphQL Specification Project is made available by the | ||
[Joint Development Foundation](https://www.jointdevelopment.org/). The current | ||
[Working Group](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-wg) charter, which includes | ||
the IP policy governing all working group deliverables (including | ||
specifications, source code, and datasets) may be found at | ||
[https://technical-charter.graphql.org](https://technical-charter.graphql.org). | ||
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**Copyright Notice** | ||
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Copyright © 2015-2018, Facebook, Inc. | ||
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Copyright © 2019-present, GraphQL contributors | ||
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THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. The parties expressly disclaim any | ||
warranties (express, implied, or otherwise), including implied warranties of | ||
merchantability, non-infringement, fitness for a particular purpose, or title, | ||
related to the materials. The entire risk as to implementing or otherwise using | ||
the materials is assumed by the implementer and user. IN NO EVENT WILL THE | ||
PARTIES BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY FORM OF INDIRECT, | ||
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER FROM ANY CAUSES | ||
OF ACTION OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THIS DELIVERABLE OR ITS GOVERNING | ||
AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR | ||
OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER MEMBER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE | ||
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. | ||
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**Licensing** | ||
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The licenses for the GraphQL Specification Project are: | ||
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| Deliverable | License | | ||
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| Specifications | [Open Web Foundation Agreement 1.0 (Patent and Copyright Grants)](https://www.openwebfoundation.org/the-agreements/the-owf-1-0-agreements-granted-claims/owfa-1-0) | | ||
| Source code | [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) | | ||
| Data sets | [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) | |
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# D. Appendix: Conformance & Licensing | ||
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## Conformance | ||
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A conforming implementation of GraphQL must fulfill all normative requirements. | ||
Conformance requirements are described in this document via both descriptive | ||
assertions and key words with clearly defined meanings. | ||
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The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", | ||
"SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in the normative portions of | ||
this document are to be interpreted as described in | ||
[IETF RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119). These key words may appear | ||
in lowercase and still retain their meaning unless explicitly declared as | ||
non-normative. | ||
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A conforming implementation of GraphQL may provide additional functionality, but | ||
must not where explicitly disallowed or would otherwise result in | ||
non-conformance. | ||
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**Conforming Algorithms** | ||
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Algorithm steps phrased in imperative grammar (e.g. "Return the result of | ||
calling resolver") are to be interpreted with the same level of requirement as | ||
the algorithm it is contained within. Any algorithm referenced within an | ||
algorithm step (e.g. "Let completedResult be the result of calling | ||
CompleteValue()") is to be interpreted as having at least the same level of | ||
requirement as the algorithm containing that step. | ||
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Conformance requirements expressed as algorithms and data collections can be | ||
fulfilled by an implementation of this specification in any way as long as the | ||
perceived result is equivalent. Algorithms described in this document are | ||
written to be easy to understand. Implementers are encouraged to include | ||
equivalent but optimized implementations. | ||
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See [Appendix A](#sec-Appendix-Notation-Conventions) for more details about the | ||
definition of algorithms, data collections, and other notational conventions | ||
used in this document. | ||
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**Non-Normative Portions** | ||
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All contents of this document are normative except portions explicitly declared | ||
as non-normative. | ||
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Examples in this document are non-normative, and are presented to aid | ||
understanding of introduced concepts and the behavior of normative portions of | ||
the specification. Examples are either introduced explicitly in prose (e.g. "for | ||
example") or are set apart in example or counter-example blocks, like this: | ||
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```example | ||
This is an example of a non-normative example. | ||
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```counter-example | ||
This is an example of a non-normative counter-example. | ||
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Notes in this document are non-normative, and are presented to clarify intent, | ||
draw attention to potential edge-cases and pit-falls, and answer common | ||
questions that arise during implementation. Notes are either introduced | ||
explicitly in prose (e.g. "Note: ") or are set apart in a note block, like this: | ||
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Note: This is an example of a non-normative note. | ||
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**Introduction** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GraphQL ecosystem, and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GraphQL was originally created in 2012 and the development of this open standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
started in 2015. This specification was licensed under OWFa 1.0 in 2017 (see | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[GraphQL Foundation](https://graphql.org/foundation/) was formed in 2019 as a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[GraphQL Specification Project](https://graphql.org/community/) was established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. I would restore this paragraph break. |
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If your organization benefits from GraphQL, please consider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[becoming a member](https://graphql.org/foundation/join/#graphql-foundation) and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
helping us to sustain the activities that support the health of our neutral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ecosystem. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The GraphQL Specification Project has evolved and may continue to evolve in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
future editions of this specification. Previous editions of the GraphQL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
specification can be found at permalinks that match their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
This specification is developed on GitHub at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[graphql/graphql-spec](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/). Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
are managed by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[GraphQL Working Group](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-wg), hosted by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[GraphQL TSC](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-wg/blob/main/GraphQL-TSC.md). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. We shouldn't use an abbreviation the first time the term is introduced:
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permalinks that match their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[release tag](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/releases). The latest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
working draft release can be found at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[https://spec.graphql.org/draft](https://spec.graphql.org/draft). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. I think we should keep a couple of the main call-outs to the appendices here; especially where reading them up-front may be beneficial to some readers. Perhaps:
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(Aside: should that "algorithms and data collections" be "algorithms or data collections"?) |
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Copyright © 2015-2018, Facebook, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. The parties expressly disclaim any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
warranties (express, implied, or otherwise), including implied warranties of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
merchantability, non-infringement, fitness for a particular purpose, or title, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
related to the materials. The entire risk as to implementing or otherwise using | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
the materials is assumed by the implementer and user. IN NO EVENT WILL THE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PARTIES BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY FORM OF INDIRECT, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER FROM ANY CAUSES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
OF ACTION OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THIS DELIVERABLE OR ITS GOVERNING | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER MEMBER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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**Licensing** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[Joint Development Foundation](https://www.jointdevelopment.org/). The current | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Working Group](https://github.com/graphql/graphql-wg) charter, which includes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
the IP policy governing all working group deliverables (including | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
specifications, source code, and datasets) may be found at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[https://technical-charter.graphql.org](https://technical-charter.graphql.org). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Specifications | [Open Web Foundation Agreement 1.0 (Patent and Copyright Grants)](https://www.openwebfoundation.org/the-agreements/the-owf-1-0-agreements-granted-claims/owfa-1-0) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source code | [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data sets | [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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**Conformance** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in the normative portions of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
this document are to be interpreted as described in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
[IETF RFC 2119](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119). These key words may appear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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**Conforming Algorithms** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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calling resolver") are to be interpreted with the same level of requirement as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
the algorithm it is contained within. Any algorithm referenced within an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
algorithm step (e.g. "Let completedResult be the result of calling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CompleteValue()") is to be interpreted as having at least the same level of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
requirement as the algorithm containing that step. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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fulfilled by an implementation of this specification in any way as long as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
perceived result is equivalent. Algorithms described in this document are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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# [Appendix: Conformance & Licensing](Appendix%20D%20--%20Conformance%20&%20Licensing.md) |
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Does it make sense to have these be in the same appendix? I feel like having an extra focussed appendix is not too costly, and "conformance" and "licensing" feel somewhat separate to me.