Meeting minutes
Vlad: main topic is proposed woff2 recommendation update.
Vlad: background on woff2 overlaps flags.
Vlad: when we made the preprocessing steps that flag was lost due to optimizations.
Vlad: works for most, but not all rasterizers.
Vlad: first reported in 2018
Vlad: now we've found a relatively easy fix to resolve it.
Vlad: fix is in email with specific edits.
Vlad: one action item was for Garret to do a test run and see if modified font would remain backwards compatible.
Vlad: that looks to be true.
Vlad: so old decoders will ignore the data. New ones will see it.
Vlad: only further changes is naming of the bit array field.
Vlad: any objections?
<chris> changes look good to me
no objections
<chris> where is the test?
Vlad: chris can elaborate further on candidate recommendations.
Chris: previous process when you publish recommendation there's a link to a errata document. Eventually those can be patched in. Then proposed req, ac review.
Chris: this is confusing to some.
<Vlad> Previously issued errata: https://
Chris: so there's now a new option. You republish a recommendation, you can see the old text and new text.
Chris: since errata are difficult to read.
Chris: only one or two specifications that have done this.
Chris: you need to add insert/delete elements in the mark to show the changes.
Chris: you have candidate corrections with minimum 60 day reviews. After that you can actually make the changes and make them normative.
Chris: this is a good way forward as the spec remains also a recommendation.
Vlad: the review period, can it be longer? is there any benefit?
Chris: depends on the scope and size of the change.
<chris> https://
Chris: I think 60 days for this small change is fine.
Chris: we already have one errata, so we should include that as. well.
Chris: we need a specific resolution to publish recomendation.
Vlad: we decided that a 60 day review period is acceptable and the group has agreed to publish the recommendation.
Resolution: publish updated Recommendation of WOFF2 wth candidate corrections
Vlad: ask that everyone review the proposed changes.
Vlad: two additional paragraphs will following existing bounding box paragraphs.
I'm planning to make the proposed code changes to the woff2 decoder/encoder.
Chris: Vlad should have access to make the changes.
Vlad: next call on 22nd of June.