Item CERN-ARCH-WWW-2-010 - Various policy documents

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CERN-ARCH-WWW-2-010

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Various policy documents

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  • 1992/07/01-1997/02/01 (Creation)

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Paper, 6 cm

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Cailliau, Robert

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CERN Archives

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ETT Division and Cailliau, Robert, 2001-02-15

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Includes e-mails and notes received and written by David Williams; probably originally his file, later passed to Robert Cailliau. Discussion of various policy issues, including: distribution of WWW software; development of the WWW and organisation of the Web Team at CERN; MIT’s unilateral establishment of the W3 Consortium; CERN’s involvement in the Esprit WebCore project. Includes: ‘World-Wide Web: The Information Universe’ T. Berners-Lee, R. Cailliau, J-F Groff & B. Pollermann. (in ‘Electronic Networking’ Spring 1992). 'WWW decision point for CERN', October 1993 memo from Tim Berners-Lee. ‘Resources and Strategy for World-Wide Web at CERN’ 28 October 1993 memo from Robert Cailliau. Notes on the 1 November 1993 and 19 April 1995 CCC (CERN Computing Coordination Committee) meetings. Statement concerning CERN W3 software release into public domain, 30 April 1993. ‘Alexandria – Proposal for a European Centre for Networked Information Systems’ Robert Cailliau, December 1993.

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  • English

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    1377332

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