Post #1912287
2026-01-15 14:32 UTC
@evan @julian @bengo As chair of the new working group: I want as much work as possible done in the (community oriented, open) CG. I want the CG to bring proposals to the WG and I want the WG to reach out to the CG when we have needs.
The WG exists because W3C policy states that a CG cannot publish normative W3C specifications, only a (Members-only) WG can. I'm going to do the best I can to make the WG run as openly as possible within the framework handed to me.
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@julian@activitypub.space 2026-01-15 14:36
@darius@friend.camp that makes sense, thanks! I was under the impression that the CG would be dissolved in favor of the WG. It doesn't seem like this is the case.
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@bengo@mastodon.social 2026-01-15 16:26
@darius @evan @julian Darius, that's only partially true. Per policy, CG cannot publish normative specifications. It's NOT true that "only a WG can". S6.2.6 explicitly describes how AP can be updated without a WG. It requires W3C staff help, and requires backwards compatibility. Clarifying and improving the spec has always been possible without a WG, but not if W3C staff obstructs it, and not when insiders are determined to publish breaking changes despite lack of consensus.