Weekly digest of W3C news and trends: DRM and HTML, W3C TR Dev Process revisions in Last Call, a year of @webplatform, etc.

This is the 18-25 October 2013 edition of a “weekly digest of W3C news and  
trends" that the W3C Communications Team prepares for the W3C Membership  
and public-w3c-digest mailing list (publicly archived [1]) [sent  
separately]. This digest aggregates information about W3C from online  
media, a snapshot of how W3C and its work is perceived in online media.

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-w3c-digest/


1) W3C and HTML5 related Twitter buzz
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[Things that were tweeted frequently, things that caught my attention, etc.
  Most *recent* first (popularity is flagged with the figure between  
parenthesis —that is the number of times the same URIs or tweet was  
quoted/RTed.]


* (8) Revisions to Chapter 7 (Technical Report Development Process) of the  
W3C Process Document in Last Call until 27 November
<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-w3process/2013Oct/0087.html>

* W3C Specs: <http://www.w3.org/TR/tr-date-all>
(38) Geolocation API Specification is now a W3C recommendation
<http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3347>
(24) CSS Writing Modes Level 3 updated Working Draft
<http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3345>
(8) Last Call: Custom Elements
<http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/3343>

* (80) Concurso Web’s Got Talent do W3C premia tecnologias abertas
<http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/blogs/zonalivre/desenvolvimento/concurso-webs-got-talent-do-w3c-premia-tecnologias-abertas/>
W3C Brasil:
<http://conferenciaweb.w3c.br/inscricoes-abertas-para-o-webs-got-talent/>

* (31) MS Open Tech publishes first implementation of W3C ORTC to simplify  
Web-Based Real-Time Communications
<http://msopentech.com/blog/2013/10/18/ms-open-tech-publishes-first-implementation-w3c-ortc-simplify-web-based-real-time-communications/>

* also MS Open Tech: Pointer Events interoperability public demo of  
Firefox build integrating MS Open Tech’s contribution
<http://msopentech.com/blog/2013/10/22/microsoft-demonstrates-pointer-events-interoperability-internet-explorer-11-firefox/>

* (90) Pando Daily: China’s betting big on HTML5 mobile apps. Will the US  
be next?
<http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/22/chinas-betting-big-on-html5-mobile-apps-will-the-us-be-next/>

* (150+) Brendan Eich: The Bridge of Khazad-DRM
<https://brendaneich.com/2013/10/the-bridge-of-khazad-drm/>

* (45) Netflix Tech Blog: HTML5 Video Playback UI
<http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/10/html5-video-playback-ui.html>

* (17) Web Platform Docs celebrates a great first year
<http://blog.webplatform.org/2013/10/a-great-first-year/>



2) W3C in the Press (or blogs):
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17 articles this week. Highlight:
  * DRM / EME (11 articles, in English, French, German)

A selection follows.

[Most recent first.
  title, source (date), link.
  Find keywords on our Press clippings page:  
http://www.w3.org/Press/Articles ]


    Discussion Point: Encrypted Media Extensions in the HTML Standard
    CMS Wire (24 October)
    http://www.cmswire.com/cms/customer-experience/discussion-point-encrypted-media-extensions-in-the-html-standard-022920.php


    Mozilla CTO blasts WC3 plans to bless anti-piracy DRM tech in HTML5
    The Register (24 October)
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/24/mozilla_slams_wc3_plans_on_digital_rights_controls_in_html5/


    Is Mozilla on the Bridge of Khazad - or on the Fence?
    Computer World UK | Open Enterprise (23 October)
    http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/10/is-mozilla-on-the-bridge-of-khazad-drm-or-just-on-the-fence/index.htm


    DRM likely in future versions of HTML
    CNET Australia (23 October)
    http://www.cnet.com.au/drm-likely-in-future-versions-of-html-339345762.htm


    Whistleblowers needed to check excesses by governments and  
corporations, says Berners-Lee
    GulfNews.com (22 October)
    http://gulfnews.com/business/media-marketing/whistleblowers-needed-to-check-excesses-by-governments-and-corporations-says-berners-lee-1.1246036


    The Bridge of Khazad-DRM
    Brendan Eich Blog (22 October)
    https://brendaneich.com/2013/10/the-bridge-of-khazad-drm/


    China’s betting big on HTML5 mobile apps. Will the US be next?
    PandoDaily (22 October)
    http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/22/chinas-betting-big-on-html5-mobile-apps-will-the-us-be-next/


    Why DRM in HTML5 is wrong
    Examiner.com (18 October)
    http://www.examiner.com/article/why-drm-html5-is-wrong


-- 
  Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Communications Team  -  http://www.w3.org
mailto:coralie@w3.org +33643220001 http://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/

Received on Friday, 25 October 2013 17:13:44 UTC