Fwd: [new-work] WG Review: JavaScript Object Notation (json)

Of possible interest to the TAG. IETF working group proposed for JSON.

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Subject: Fwd: [new-work] WG Review: JavaScript Object Notation (json)
Resent-Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 01:25:20 +0000
Resent-From: public-ietf-w3c@w3.org
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:51 +1000
From: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
To: public-ietf-w3c@w3.org <public-ietf-w3c@w3.org>

Just to make sure people saw this...

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> From: The IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
> Subject: [new-work] WG Review: JavaScript Object Notation (json)
> Date: 18 May 2013 1:52:01 AM AEST
> To: new-work@ietf.org
>
> A new IETF working group has been proposed in the Applications Area. The
> IESG has not made any determination yet. The following draft charter was
> submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. Please send
> your comments to the IESG mailing list (iesg at ietf.org) by 2013-05-27.
>
> JavaScript Object Notation (json)
> ------------------------------------------------
> Current Status: Proposed Working Group
>
> Assigned Area Director:
>  Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org>
>
> Mailing list
>  Address: json@ietf.org
>  To Subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/json
>  Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/json/
>
> Charter of Working Group:
>
> Javascript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight, text-based,
> language-independent data interchange format.  It was derived from the
> ECMAScript Programming Language Standard and was published in RFC 4627,
> an Informational document.  JSON has come into very broad use, often
> instead of or in addition to XML.
>
> RFC 4627 cites a 1999 version of the ECMAScript Language Specification.
> However, since the publication of RFC 4627, the ECMA specifications have
> turned the relationship around, and themselves cite RFC 4627 as the
> documentation for JSON.  A number of Standards Track IETF specifications
> have also cited RFC 4627, and more are in development (for example, the
> work in the JOSE working group).
>
> It makes sense to move RFC 4627 onto the Standards Track.  There are
> also a number of other JSON-related proposals for Standards Track that
> would benefit from review from both the IETF and the larger JSON-using
> communities created by a working group focused on JSON.
>
> The JSON working group will have as its only initial task the minor
> revision of RFC 4627 to bring it onto the Standards Track.  As noted
> above, RFC 4627 is a mature and widely cited specification.  The initial
> goal of this work is essentially a reclassification in place, with
> minimal changes.  The working group will review errata and update the
> document as needed to incorporate those, and will correct significant
> errors and inconsistencies, but will keep changes at this stage to a
> minimum.
>
> It is acknowledged that there are differences between RFC 4627 and the
> ECMAScript specification in the rules for parsing JSON. Any changes that
> break compatibility with existing implementations of either RFC 4627 or
> the ECMAScript specification will need to have very strong justification
> and broad support. All differences between RFC 4627 or the current
> ECMAScript specification will be documented in the new RFC. This
> documentation will include both the WG consensus for the rationale of
> the changes and the expected impact of the changes.
>
> The resulting document will be jointly published as an RFC and by ECMA.
> ECMA participants will be participating in the working group editing
> through the normal process of working group participation.  The
> responsible
> AD will coordinate the approval process with ECMA so that the versions
> of the document that are approved by each body are the same.
>
> There are also various proposals for JSON extensions and related
> standards. The working group will consider those proposals only after
> the initial work is done, and must recharter with specific work items
> for any additional work it might select.
>
> Milestones:
>
> TBD
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