Re: We did it! WOFF 2.0 is a Rec!

Thanks and congratulations to all the people on this committee for doing
the hard work to push it over the finish line!

Raph

On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 8:16 AM, Ken Lunde <lunde@adobe.com> wrote:

> Excellent news! As soon as it gets close to 5PM, like lunchtime, I'll be
> raising a glass to everyone who made this happen. 🍷
>
> I am particularly pleased to see support for Font Collections, as they
> tend to be near and dear to my heart, especially the Mega and Ultra ones
> that I have built.
>
> -- Ken
>
> > On Mar 1, 2018, at 7:52 AM, Levantovsky, Vladimir <Vladimir.Levantovsky@
> monotype.com> wrote:
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > Congratulations on doing an excellent job on WOFF 2.0, and on being a
> dedicated and patient bunch that had the tenacity to stick with slow (but
> steady) progress. Today, W3C has approved and published the WOFF 2.0 spec
> as a W3C Recommendation, and they also issued a media advisory [1] that
> emphasizes how important web fonts are as a major Web typography tool.
> >
> > Special thanks to Chris Lilley who supported us every step of the way,
> and who wrote an excellent blog post [2] summarizing the history and
> challenges of web font development – from the first baby steps to its
> global adoption today!
> >
> > Congrats! Give yourself a hug, you deserve it!
> > Vlad
> >
> > [1] http://www.w3.org/2018/02/media-advisory-woff2-rec.html.en
> > [2] https://www.w3.org/blog/2018/03/woff-2-0-the-inside-scoop/
>
>