I have led group efforts before, but getting a specification group up and running (especially one as multipronged as the Holon CG) has proven to be a fascinating exercise in the art of herding cats. First a quick overview about … Continue reading
The JIM Structured Graphics Community Group has been launched: Complex graphics, such as charts, diagrams, and maps, encode meaning and structure that are often not available in a consistent, machine-readable form, limiting interoperability, accessibility, and reuse across tools and platforms. … Continue reading
The JIM Structured Graphics Community Group has been proposed by Doug Schepers: Complex graphics, such as charts, diagrams, and maps, encode meaning and structure that are often not available in a consistent, machine-readable form, limiting interoperability, accessibility, and reuse across … Continue reading
The Browser Data Portability Community Group has been launched: The mission of the Browser Data Portability Community Group is to build consensus amongst web browser developers and implementers on how to meet the needs of users who wish to transfer … Continue reading
The Browser Data Portability Community Group has been proposed by Tom Fish: The mission of the Browser Data Portability Community Group is to build consensus amongst web browser developers and implementers on how to meet the needs of users who … Continue reading
On September 7, 2026, I gave a keynote at State of the Map Asia 2026 in Osaka. The title was: What if the Map itself became the Web? The talk looks back at the thirty-year journey of Hyper-Layering Architecture (HLA), … Continue reading
ROADMAP PROGRESS Slower progress than expected this month. Some roadmap issues opened deeper questions that kept me busy. – Closed: Clarify fan attribute usage for multi-level beams https://github.com/w3c-cg/musicxml/issues/663 (thanks @rpatters1) – Removed from roadmap: Add ‘smufl’ attribute to <senza-misura> https://github.com/w3c-cg/musicxml/issues/643 (thanks @lemzwerg … Continue reading
Participants Tobias Nyhuus Jensen (host), Erik Gustafsson Spagnoli (taking notes), Sander Nijsingh, Kosei Oki, Anna-Liisa Mattila, Pär Lannerö. Notes Round table Anna-Liisa said that, in Finland, reviews often focus only on individual views rather than the user task or user … Continue reading
Staff lines Work on specifying the number of staff lines (pull request #548, issue #531) is now complete. It’s now possible to specify zero as the number of staff lines. We agreed that the pull request can be merged. There … Continue reading
This Thursday, September 10, the W3C Holon Community Group is holding its next general meeting — and it’s open to anyone curious about where knowledge graphs and AI-native infrastructure are headed. It’s been a little over two months since our … Continue reading
