Fwd: [Json] WG Action: Formed JavaScript Object Notation (json)

FYI.

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> From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
> Subject: [Json] WG Action: Formed JavaScript Object Notation (json)
> Date: 1 June 2013 2:01:13 AM AEST
> To: IETF-Announce <ietf-announce@ietf.org>
> Cc: json WG <json@ietf.org>
> 
> A new IETF working group has been formed in the Applications Area. For
> additional information please contact the Area Directors or the WG
> Chairs.
> 
> JavaScript Object Notation (json)
> ------------------------------------------------
> Current Status: Proposed WG
> 
> Chairs:
>  Matthew Miller <mamille2@cisco.com>
>  Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org>
> 
> Assigned Area Director:
>  Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org>
> 
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> 
> Charter:
> 
> 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 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 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:
>  Jan 2014 - Request publication of JSON specification
> 
> 
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