- From: xueyuan <xueyuan@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2021 22:44:53 +0800
- To: public-new-work@w3.org
Hello, This is an advance notice that the W3C Team is currently working on a charter [1] for a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Working Group, with a mission to "maintain and develop the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) specification". PNG was one of the first W3C Recommendations, in 1996 [2] and was later updated (jointly working with ISO JTC 1/SC 24) in 2003 as PNG Second Edition [3]. This was published both as a W3C Recommendation and as an International Standard, with identical contents. Since 2003 errata have accumulated [4] and there is a need to incorporate them into a new edition. Also, there have been several proposed enhancements; one of which, Animated PNG (APNG) is now interoperably implemented in browsers and widely used. Thus, there is a need for a W3C Working Group to maintain and publish a new edition including substantive changes, to ensure that the specification continues to align with implemented practice. PNG is by design extensible. The goal is to strictly maintain backwards compatibility with existing images and existing implementations. The draft charter is at: https://w3c.github.io/charter-drafts/png-2021.html We welcome input and feedback on the draft charter in the GitHub repository, where feedback is public: https://github.com/w3c/charter-drafts/issues W3C Members may also discuss on the member-confidential mailing list <w3c-ac-forum@w3.org>. If you should have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>. A formal Advisory Committee Review for this charter is expected in about four weeks. This announcement follows section 5.2.2 of the Process Document: https://www.w3.org/2020/Process-20200915/#WGCharterDevelopment For Tim Berners-Lee, Director, Wendy Seltzer, W3C Strategy Lead; Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications [1] https://w3c.github.io/charter-drafts/png-2021.html [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-png-961001 [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-PNG-20031110 [4] https://github.com/w3c/PNG-spec/issues
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