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The W3C Device Description Working Group (DDWG), operating as part of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative (MWI), was chartered to "foster the provision and access to device descriptions that can be used in support of Web-enabled applications that provide an appropriate user experience on mobile devices." Mobile devices exhibit the greatest diversity of capabilities, and therefore present the greatest challenge to content adaptation technologies. The group has published several documents, including a list of requirements for an interface to a Device Description Repository (DDR).

The group was rechartered in 2006 to work in public towards the development of an API for a DDR. Early in 2007, the group launched a wiki and a blog to add to the public mailing list.

Publications

The DDWG is publishing several W3C Working Group Notes.

A W3C WG Note that articulates what the W3C and other organizations are doing or have already done with regards to device information. It is expected that this will suggest an overall architecture for these technologies to work together to meet the goals of content adaptation. First public working draft published 10th February 2006.
A W3C WG Note describing the ecosystem surrounding creation, maintenance and use of device descriptions. Update: First public working draft published 21 November 2005.
A W3C WG Note describing a set of requirements for a reference repository of device descriptions. First public working draft published 10th April 2006.
A W3C WG Note describing a process to manage contributions to an initial core vocabulary, identification of key device properties, a formal initial core vocabulary and the identification of a maintainer for the core vocabulary.
A W3C WG Note defining useful grouping and structure patterns in device descriptions. This may be accompanied by an extension of the core API.

The DDWG is also publishing a W3C Recommendation, which it is hoped will become a standard for device description repositories:

A W3C Recommendation of the core and extended API of the Device Description Repository (DDR) using a language/implementation-neutral technology, a method for extending the repository, and a means of uniquely identifying devices and user agents.

The latest updates to these documents can be seen on the DDWG Wiki.

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 * A W3C WG Note describing the ecosystem surrounding creation, maintenance and use of device descriptions. Update: First public working draft [http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-dd-ecosystem-20051121/ published] 21 November 2005.
 * A W3C WG Note describing a set of requirements for a reference repository of device descriptions. First public working draft [http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-DDR-requirements-20060410/ published] 10th April 2006.
-* A W3C WG Note describing a process to manage contributions to an intial core vocabulary, identification of key device properties, a formal initial core vocabulary and the identification of a maintainer for the core vocabulary.
+* A W3C WG Note describing a process to manage contributions to an initial core vocabulary, identification of key device properties, a formal initial core vocabulary and the identification of a maintainer for the core vocabulary.
 * A W3C WG Note defining useful grouping and structure patterns in device descriptions. This may be accompanied by an extension of the core API.