WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group)
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What is the WHATWG?
The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) is a growing community of people interested in evolving the Web. It focuses primarily on the development of HTML and APIs needed for Web applications.
The WHATWG was founded by individuals of Apple, the Mozilla Foundation, and Opera Software in 2004, after a W3C workshop. Apple, Mozilla and Opera were becoming increasingly concerned about the W3C’s direction with XHTML, lack of interest in HTML and apparent disregard for the needs of real-world authors. So, in response, these organisations set out with a mission to address these concerns and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group was born.
What is the WHATWG working on?
The WHATWG’s main focus is HTML5. The WHATWG also works on Web Workers and occasionally specifications outside WHATWG space are discussed on the WHATWG mailing list and forwarded when appropriate.
In the past it has worked on Web Forms 2.0 and Web Controls 1.0. Web Forms 2.0 has been integrated into HTML5 and Web Controls 1.0 has been abandoned for now.
WHATWG FAQ (http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/FAQ)
WHATWG Web Applications 1.0 – Draft Standard — 10 December 2010 (http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/complete.html)
Decentralized Information Group (DIG) – Reinventing HTML – Tim Berners-Lee (http://dig.csail.mit.edu/breadcrumbs/node/166)
The Decentralized Information Group explores technical, institutional, and public policy questions necessary to advance the development of global, decentralized information environments.