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                        <h2 class="entry-header">100 Specifications for the Open Web Platform and Counting</h2>
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                              <p>W3C's release of the HTML5 logo has prompted a lot of discussion
about the state of standardization of the <a
href='http://www.w3.org/2010/Talks/0117-next-web-plh/nextweb.html'>open
web platform</a>.  Among the specifications that comprise the platform
are HTML5, <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/geolocation-API/'>Geolocation
API</a>, <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/navigation-timing/'>Navigation
Timing</a>, <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-transitions/'>CSS
Transitions</a>, <a
href='http://www.w3.org/TR/messaging-api/'>Messaging API</a>, an <a
href='http://www.w3.org/TR/WOFF'>WOFF</a>. In fact, my rough estimate
is that W3C is standardizing more than 100 specifications in at least
13 W3C Working Groups that one could consider part of the
platform. The CSS Working Group alone is working on around 50
specifications. The number 100 does not include specifications being
developed in other standards bodies, such as Unicode, HTTP, TLS, or
ECMAScript. And the number of specifications will continue to
grow. For instance, we are looking at setting up new groups in the
near future on <a
href="http://www.w3.org/2010/12/audio-wg-charter.html'>audio</a> and
<a href='http://www.w3.org/2010/12/webrtc-charter.html'>real-time
communications</a>.</p>

<p>There's a lot of interest in these technologies, a lot of ongoing
implementation, and a lot of collaboration to ensure that the parts
fit together.  Each specification has its own timeline for completion,
which includes review by experts and the community at large, before
being published as a stable specification.  Some are ready to be used today, some are changing on a weekly basis. And even after one
version of a specification is stable and complete, that doesn't mean the work
is over; we continually enhance popular specifications to meet the
growing needs of the community... after HTML5, there will be an HTML6,
and so on.</p>

<p>I am looking forward to two notable standardization milestones over
the next few months. The first is the release of the <a
href='http://www.w3.org/QA/2010/10/css_wg_specs.html'>CSS related
specifications</a> in Q2 2011, and we are <a
href='http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Jan/0644.html'>still
on track</a>. This will provide a set of stable CSS specifications to
the community and will make <a
href='http://www.w3.org/Style/Woolly/woolly-lc.png'>Woolly</a>
happy. The second is the publication of HTML5 as a Last Call draft in
May. The group is working hard to resolve their <a
href='http://dev.w3.org/html5/status/issue-status.html'>47 issues</a>,
which I am sure will get a lot of attention. HTML5 is making real progress towards becoming a standard, which is very exciting.  Our testing effort continues to progress, with around 700 tests added since my <a href='http://www.w3.org/QA/2010/11/html5_testing.html'>last post</a>.</p>

<p>While many people think of these standards as being closely tied to browsers, the reality is that these technologies are expanding beyond the browsers, into new devices and industries. For instance, on 8-9 February, W3C is holding a <a href='http://www.w3.org/2010/11/web-and-tv/'>Workshop on TV and the
Web</a>. Convergence of these platforms is very exciting, and we are
working with the TV industry on the Open Web Platform as the key to
that convergence. Having a robust test suite will be even more important to that industry with high expectations about stability in consumer electronics. This is just one example of how W3C brings together
diverse stakeholders who are interested in the broad applicability of
the Web as a platform for innovation, available to all. </p>

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                       <p class="postinfo">Filed by <a href="http://www.w3.org/People/LeHegaret/">Philippe Le Hégaret</a> on January 28, 2011  3:28 PM in <a href="http://www.w3.org/QA/archive/w3cqa_news/w3c_life/">W3C Life</a>, <a href="http://www.w3.org/QA/archive/technology/web_applications_1/">Web Applications</a><br />
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