Re: Split off ActivityPub CG or WG

+1

On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 at 04:05, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com>
wrote:

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> ne 1. 10. 2023 v 20:49 odesílatel Christine Lemmer-Webber <
> cwebber@dustycloud.org> napsal:
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>> I'm not getting too involved.  So, you can ignore me.  I'm here in the
>> background, peering vaguely, in the few moments I'm on top of my email
>> (not often these days).  But, if you want my advice... and maybe you
>> don't...
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>> I think it's time for ActivityPub to break off into its own CG or WG.
>> The SocialCG or WG, whatever happens, can be a thing that exists, and
>> ActivityPub people can be part of it, but my experience with the
>> SocialWG especially was that a lack of core agreement on what we were
>> working on really made life incredibly difficult.  We got some good work
>> done, but... there's enough to do without needing to have the
>> disagreements that come from not agreeing on fundamentals.
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>> I think if a re-invigorated set of ActivityPub work is to happen, do it
>> in a new group devoted to that *explicit* purpose.  You'll retain a lot
>> more hair of everyone participating.
>>
>> Now... regarding the CG or WG process... well, it's been nice seeing
>> just how well WebAssembly is doing with their CG process.  That's given
>> me hope.  So I think Ben's suggestion is not bad.  That said the
>> SocialWG worked pretty well BECAUSE it was full of invited experts.  But
>> that was heavily frowned upon by the W3C at the time.  If a WG were to
>> happen, get buy-in to that idea up front.
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>> But yeah.  ActivityPub CG/WG.  Keep it focused.  Let people get the hard
>> work done they need to when already agreeing on a core basis.  Otherwise
>> else it's gonna be just like last time.  And that took a few years off
>> my lifespan.
>>
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> +1. It's prudent for ActivityPub to form a dedicated group, aligning
> efforts with the broader-scope SWICG. Since SWXG's inception in 2007, the
> social web's evolution has been considerable.
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> With its current adoption, ActivityPub is well-positioned to thrive
> independently, with the SWICG maintaining a wider perspective.
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>> Just my opinions,
>>  - Christine
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