The 2008-06-16 version of the W3C Public Newsletter is online:
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Ian Jacobs, W3C Communications Team
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Web Applications Working Group Launched; Compound Document Formats
rechartered
W3C launched a new Web Applications (WebApps) Working Group,
co-Chaired by Art Barstow (Nokia) and Charles McCathieNevile (Opera
Software). This group merges the former Web APIs and Web Application
Formats Working Groups. Per the charter for the Web Applications
Working Group, the group's mission is to provide specifications that
enable improved client-side application development on the Web,
including specifications both for application programming interfaces
(APIs) for client-side development and for markup vocabularies for
describing and controlling client-side application behavior. W3C
also rechartered the Compound Document Formats (CDF) Working Group,
to continue to develop specifications which combine selected
existing document formats from the W3C and elsewhere, and which
specify the runtime behavior of such combined documents. Both groups
will conduct their work in public. The first order of business of
the rechartered CDF Working Group is to propose Chair candidates to
the Director; please contact Doug Schepers with proposals. Learn
more about the Rich Web Clients Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/
http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/charter/
mailto:schepers@w3.org
XHTML 1.1 Basic; Modularization Are Proposed Recommendations
The XHTML2 Working Group published two Proposed Recommendations
today: "XHTML Modularization 1.1" and "XHTML Basic 1.1." The former
provides a means for subsetting and extending XHTML, a feature
needed for extending XHTML's reach onto emerging platforms. This
specification is intended for use by language designers as they
construct new XHTML Family Markup Languages. This second version of
this specification includes several minor updates to provide
clarifications and address errors found in the first version. It
also provides an implementation using XML Schemas. This version of
XHTML Basic, which uses the Modularization approach, has been
brought into alignment with the widely deployed XHTML Mobile Profile
from the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). XHTML Basic 1.1 will thus make
it easier to author Web pages that work on millions of mobile
handsets. Comments on these specifications are welcome through 15
July. Learn more about the HTML Activity.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/PR-xhtml-modularization-20080611/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/PR-xhtml-basic-20080611/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Activity
XML Signature Syntax and Processing (Second Edition) Is a W3C
Recommendation
The XML Security Specifications Maintenance Working Group has
published the W3C Recommendation of "XML Signature Syntax and
Processing (Second Edition)." This document specifies XML syntax
and processing rules for creating and representing digital
signatures; the "list of changes" from the First Edition is
available. The Working Group also published a Group Note "Test Cases
for C14N 1.1 and XMLDSig Interoperability," which specifies test
cases for Canonical XML 1.1 and XML Signature Syntax and Processing,
Second Edition. Learn more about the Security Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2007/xmlsec/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xmldsig-core-20080610/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-xmldsig-core-20080610/explain
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-xmldsig2ed-tests-20080610/
Three HTML 5 Related Drafts Published
The HTML Working Group has published three documents: "HTML 5,"
"HTML 5 differences from HTML 4," and the first public draft of
"HTML 5 Publication Notes." HTML 5 introduces features for Web
application authors, new elements based on research into prevailing
authoring practices, and clear conformance criteria for user agents
in an effort to improve interoperability. See the "diff-marked
version" showing changes made since the 22 January 2008 draft. Learn
more about the HTML Activity.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080610/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-diff-20080610/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-html5-pubnotes-20080610/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-html5-20080610/diff/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Activity
Last Call: W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0
The Mobile Web Best Practices Working Group has published a Last
Call Working Draft of "W3C mobileOK Basic Tests 1.0." This document
defines the tests that provide the basis for making a claim of W3C
mobileOK Basic conformance and are based on "W3C Mobile Web Best
Practices." Content which passes the tests has taken some steps to
provide a functional user experience for users of basic mobile
devices whose capabilities at least match those of the Default
Delivery Context. Comments are welcome through 30 June. Learn more
about the Mobile Web Initiative Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2005/MWI/BPWG/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-mobileOK-basic10-tests-20080610/
http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/
SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Reference Draft Published
The Semantic Web Deployment Working Group has published a Working
Draft of "SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Reference."
This document defines the Simple Knowledge Organization System
(SKOS), a common data model for sharing and linking knowledge
organization systems via the Semantic Web. SKOS aims to provide a
bridge between different communities of practice within the library
and information sciences involved in the design and application of
knowledge organization systems. In addition, SKOS aims to provide a
bridge between these communities and the Semantic Web, by
transferring existing models of knowledge organization to the
Semantic Web technology context, and by providing a low-cost
migration path for porting existing knowledge organization systems
to RDF. See "changes" from the previous draft. Learn more about the
Semantic Web Activity.
http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-skos-reference-20080609/
http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-skos-reference-20080609/#changes
Past home page news...
W3C Questions and Answers Blog
* love is in the air by Karl Dubost
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/06/w3c-love-in-air.html
http://www.w3.org/People/karl/
* HTML 5 Publications by Karl Dubost
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/06/html5-publications.html
http://www.w3.org/People/karl/
* Standards Fun by Karl Dubost
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/06/standards-fun.html
http://www.w3.org/People/karl/
* LogValidator 1.3.1 has been released by Karl Dubost
http://www.w3.org/QA/2008/06/logvalidator-check-your-site.html
http://www.w3.org/People/karl/
* Past Q&A Blog ...
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Upcoming Talks
* 16 June, Seoul, Korea: W3C - Web Open Standards, ICT skills.
Daniel Dardailler presents at OECD Internet Future forum.
* 17 June, New York, NYC, USA: Web of Data. Tim Berners-Lee gives
a keynote at LinkedData Planet.
* 18 June, Seoul, Korea: Korean Member Report & Taking Action as
AC Representative. Kangchan Lee presents at 2008 W3C 대한민국 회원사
워크샵.
* 19 June, Nancy, France: États des lieux du Web sémantique. Ivan
Herman gives a keynote at 19èmes Journées Francophones
d'Ingénierie des Connaissances (IC2008).
* 19 June, Tokyo, Japan: Update on W3C/WAI Guidelines including
WCAG 2.0. Judy Brewer presents at Open Seminar of Information
Accessibility.
* 19 June, Baltimore, Maryland, USA: How New Web Accessibility
Standards Impact User Experience Design. Shawn Henry presents at
Usability Professionals' Association International Conference
2008.
* 20 June, Paris, France: W3C - Web Open Standards. Daniel
Dardailler presents at EGENI.
* 26 June, Frankfurt, Germany: Mobile Internet – the Way Forward.
Steve Bratt participates in a panel at 2nd NGMN Industry
Conference 2008.
* 1 July, Bokwang , Korea: 차세대 웹 기술 동향. Kangchan Lee presents at
Korea Computer Congress 2008.
* 16 August, Honolulu, HI, USA: Hot and Spicy Style with CSS.
Molly E Holzschlag gives a tutorial at Hot and Spicy Style with
CSS.
* 20 August, New York, USA: Multimodal Standards and Applications.
Deborah Dahl, Ingmar Kliche, Raj Tumuluri present at SpeechTEK.
* 17 October, Poznan, Poland: The Policy-Aware Web meets Virtual
Goods. Renato Iannella gives a keynote at 6th International
Workshop for Technical, Economic and Legal Aspects of Business
Models for Virtual Goods.
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