This term applies to the state of a specification (standard) under development. A specification which is considered to be sufficiently complete and stable such that 1EdTech Members are encouraged to become early adopters. A Candidate Final is normally considered to be a near-final specification, and changes are likely to be made only to solve specific problems encountered or to address conformance. A minimum number of early implementations are required (this number is determined by the Working Group creating the specification) before a Candidate Final specification can be moved to Final Release.
