Extrinsic Interface Mechanism

The HPF www-home page will have instructions for submission of an extrinsic interface. For HPFF consideration, the sponsor prepares a proposal that includes:

• a statement of what significant new functionality is provided,
• a description of existing practice,
• a statement of institutional backing with evidence of ongoing support,
• a copy of the complete documentation or a reference to an online version of the documentation,
• a draft of the text (described above) that would be included in the HPFF documentation, and
• a statement justifying the claim that the interface follows HPF conventions for calling extrinsics.

If the proposed extrinsic interface is approved by HPFF, the sponsor then submits:

• a formal statement for HPFF records that the interface definition is non-proprietary and that the copyright of the interface belongs to HPFF,
• the formal contact for CCI and continued maintenance of the interface, and
• a copy of the interface documentation formatted for HPFF use, including a copy in the current document and web mark-up languages.