Re: Cross-WG Collaboration: Procedural Fonts for PM-KR CG (Building on WOFF Legacy)

Daniel,

Thanks for your interest in web fonts.

The potential collaboration that you propose was discussed at the 12 
March WebFonts WG call [1].

The objectives and use cases for this proposed radical retooling of a 
well established ecosystem are unclear, and the costs of such retooling 
do not seem to have been considered. However, even had the potential 
benefits and costs been more clearly expressed, the proposed work falls 
well outside the chartered scope [2] of this Working Group and thus, we 
must respectfully decline the proposed collaboration.

[1] https://www.w3.org/2026/03/12-webfonts-minutes.html#cbaa
[2] https://www.w3.org/2025/03/webfonts-wg.html#scope

On 2026-03-03 14:52, Daniel Ramos wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> I'm Daniel Ramos, Co-Chair of the W3C Procedural Memory Knowledge 
> Representation (PM-KR) Community Group, reaching out to explore 
> collaboration between PM-KR and the Web Fonts Working Group — building 
> on your groundbreaking work with @font-face and WOFF.
>
> Background: PM-KR develops procedural knowledge representation where 
> fonts, symbols, and typography are stored as executable programs 
> rather than static files. This is the natural evolution of WOFF's 
> vision: universal font solutions for the web.
>
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Chris Lilley
@svgeesus@mastodon.scot
W3C Distinguished Expert, Color, Graphics & Fonts
W3C Technical Programming Team, Core Web Design