Re: Note on RWW Group's Evolution and Principles

On the topic of nostalgia, over at the solid WG, Pierre gave this as an
example of what Solid can do:

https://videolectures.net/iswc2012_berners_lee_semantic_web/?t=70

It's a video from 2012, where Timbl talks about the future of the web and
gives several shouts outs to the RWW CG! :)

po 30. 10. 2023 v 15:56 odesílatel Brent Shambaugh <
brent.shambaugh@gmail.com> napsal:

> I have been lurking here feeling nostalgic about RWW, but not sure what to
> do. I've been overwhelmed by the pressure to "make money", and everything I
> do seems like a hobby because it is not done the right way. If I don't go
> to school or take a well-understood job am I just goofing off? Surely there
> is a way to do this.
>
> I've been spending a bit of time with the FISSION.codes community this
> year. They are working on decentralized compute with IPVM and decentralized
> auth with UCANs.  I was also at the Internet Identity Workshop where I met
> Arthur Brock from HoloChain that can be used for decentralized apps and saw
> Daniel Buchner again who is working with TBD on decentralized web nodes (if
> that is the name).
>
> -Brent Shambaugh
>
> GitHub: https://github.com/bshambaugh
> Website: http://bshambaugh.org/
> LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-shambaugh-9b91259
> Skype: brent.shambaugh
> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brent_Shambaugh
> WebID: http://bshambaugh.org/foaf.rdf#me
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 12:47 AM Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> There wasnt much of a response to creating a Note about RWW Principles,
>> and the group will go dormant in a few weeks, so I dont think we'll get
>> time to do that.
>>
>> However, I put down a stub of some RWW principles in the wiki, feel free
>> to edit it in the last weeks if you feel like it:
>>
>> https://www.w3.org/community/rww/wiki/Principles
>>
>> We also have the old github area in case anyone wants to pick up some
>> ideas that have been explored over the years.
>>
>> https://github.com/rwwcg
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Melvin
>>
>> po 2. 10. 2023 v 16:38 odesílatel Melvin Carvalho <
>> melvincarvalho@gmail.com> napsal:
>>
>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>
>>> The RWW group embarked on its journey in 2011 with the vision of
>>> utilizing standards to facilitate reading and writing on the web. Over the
>>> years, we have delved into numerous ideas emanating from this foundational
>>> principle. Several of these ideas have transitioned into new
>>> standardizations like web acl, solid, patch updates, content addressable
>>> identifier, among others.
>>>
>>> While the group has transitioned into a phase of reduced activity, it
>>> now faces the prospect of closure. It's possible that the appetite for
>>> embarking on new endeavors might be modest at this juncture, yet I
>>> encourage anyone with fresh ideas to bring them forth.
>>>
>>> One aspect we haven't formally addressed is compiling a note that
>>> encapsulates how all the pieces interconnect and narrates the group's
>>> evolutionary journey. This includes the initial exploration of RESTful
>>> reading and writing utilizing GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and the subsequent
>>> need for spam protection through access control. This pathway naturally led
>>> us towards a standards-based identity system, and then ACLs, potentially
>>> integrating roles and groups, tackling hierarchical dilemmas (such as
>>> writing permissions to a sub-directory), authentication, login procedures,
>>> and understanding HTTP response codes around 2xx and 4xx, along with
>>> higher-level architectural principles.
>>>
>>> It might be enriching to collectively work on such a note. This endeavor
>>> could serve multiple purposes - preserving the historical essence of the
>>> group, aiding systems like Solid in understanding the guiding principles
>>> that shaped their inception, and envisaging a future where new
>>> specifications evolve from a well-articulated set of guiding principles.
>>> This documentation could potentially enable future innovators to request
>>> specifications based on Read Write Web Principles for specific use cases.
>>>
>>> I would be happy to hear thoughts on this idea.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Melvin
>>>
>>