Future Consideration for RDF & Related Specs: Transition to a "Living Standard"

Dear RDF Star Working Group,

During our recent discussions, we've considered a potential direction 
for the future of RDF and related specifications. We've chosen to share 
this on the mailing list as a reference point for those inquiring about 
the goals and scope of our working group. The proposal under 
contemplation is the transition to a "Living Standard" model.

A "living standard" is a continuously updated and improved specification 
that reflects more rapid developments and adaptations. This model is 
utilized by standards like the HTML specification managed by the WHATWG, 
enabling immediate adjustments in response to technological changes. 
Since 2021, the W3C process provides a similar update process for 
Recommendations [1], provided that the WG explicitly opts in for this 
process.

At this time, this idea is simply under consideration, with no official 
resolution yet made. We aim to maintain transparency about our potential 
direction, and we'll continue to update you as we delve deeper into this 
possibility.

Best regards,

Ora Lassila
Adrian Gschwend

Chairs of the RDF-star Working Group

[1] https://www.w3.org/2021/Process-20211102/#revised-rec-features

Received on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 18:03:47 UTC