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HTTP Protocol for RDF Stores
Last week the W3C SPARQL Working Group has published a number last call working drafts for SPARQL 1.1. Much have been already said on various fora on the new features of SPARQL 1.1, like update, entailment regimes, property paths; I...
- http
- rdf
- sparql
Open Web Platform Weekly Summary - 2011-05-09 - 2011-05-16
The HTML WG is about to reach a very important step of the current W3C Process: Last Call. For a W3C Technology, it is the moment where the WG members think, they have solve any major issues. The document is considered mature and stable enough. Last Call is here to give another chance for all participants to review a stable version of the specification. All comments will be formally recorded and answered.
- html
- html5
- http
- open-web
- webapps
Web Tracking and User Privacy Workshop: Test Cases for Privacy on the Web
The level of interest and participation in last month's Workshop on Web Tracking and User Privacy - about a hundred attendees spanning multiple countries, dozens of companies, a wide variety of backgrounds - confirms the broad interest in Do Not Track. These discussions are test cases for how we will handle privacy on the Web and how standards can address complex issues involving both technology and policy.
Hash URIs
There's been quite a bit of discussion recently about the use of hash-bang URIs following their adoption by Gawker, and the ensuing downtime of that site. The TAG at the W3C have also been drafting a document on Repurposing the Hash Sign for the New Web which takes a rather wider view than just the hash-bang issue, and on which they are seeking comments. All matters of design involve weighing different choices against some criteria that you decide on implicitly or explicitly
- http
- uri
RDF Interfaces published…
The RDF Web Applications Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of the RDF Interfaces specification. The goal of this specification is to provide a common development environment for Web Applications that utilize structured data and RDF. A...
Open Web Platform Weekly Summary - 2011-04-25 - 2011-05-08
I have been busy the last two weeks with traveling for conferences and workshop. I skipped the last weekly summary of the Open Web Platform. Let’s get that right on track and give information for the last two weeks about HTML5 and broader topics such as Web apps discussions and HTTP. The May 22 deadline for entering Last Call is approaching quickly. In two weeks, a new challenging phase of the work is starting. As a reminder we do not exit a recommendation phase but always entering the next one.
- html
- html5
- open-web
- webapps
