Re: 2026 Roadmap for the Solid CG

Hi all,

Thanks to Jesse and Oli for bringing this to the CG, and for the work on
the roadmap. It’s encouraging to see ODI investing in adoption, and
alignment with the CG makes good sense.

I do want to flag a concern with the use of "Solid 1.0" in partner-facing
communications. While I understand the intent, to signal maturity, the term
carries specific technical expectations. Some long-standing roadmap items
remain open, and labeling this as "1.0" risks setting expectations that
partners may reasonably test.

A possible alternative would be to use a codename for this milestone (e.g.,
Solid Foundation). This still gives ODI a clear adoption narrative, without
the CG implicitly endorsing a version number that doesn't yet reflect spec
status.

This preserves "1.0" for when we’ve genuinely earned it, which will
ultimately be a stronger signal to the ecosystem.

Best,
Melvin

po 19. 1. 2026 v 13:49 odesílatel Jesse Wright <jesse.wright@theodi.org>
napsal:

> Hi CG Chairs,
>
> We are currently working on a 2026 Roadmap for Solid at the ODI - with a
> focus on enabling adoption of the technology. Oli Bage (
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/olibage?originalSubdomain=uk) is working as a
> Strategic Advisor to help us develop this Roadmap.
>
> Since there is also the work to develop the 2026 Roadmap for the Solid CG,
> I would like for us to use the time in the Wednesday CG call for us to
> present the current state of the Roadmap that we are developing and then
> work on aligning this work with Solid CG roadmap.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Christoph, eP - I don't seem to have Theo's email, could you add him to
> the thread?Lily, once we have sign off from the chairs - could you publish
> a note to the mailing list (sending it to public-solid@w3.org
> <public-solid@w3.org>).Chairs, I would like to get this out today so there
> is a couple of days notice to the mailing list. Could you please sign off
> on this ASAP?*
>
> Best,
> --
> *Jesse Wright (he/him)*
>
> *Project Lead, Solid
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