The W3C Data Exchange Working Group [1] has issued first drafts of two potential standards relating to profiles. The first is a small ontology for profile resources [2]. This ontology is based on the case where an application profile is made up of one or more documents or resources, such as both human-readable instructions and a SHACL validation document. The ontology links those into a single graph called a "profile" and states the role of each resource. The second is a companion to an (in-progress) IETF proposal [3] that would support requesting web resources that are conformant with a profile.[4] If you have an interest in profiles please look at and comment on these proposals. Instructions for commenting are included in the documents themselves. Thank you, kc [1] https://www.w3.org/2017/dxwg/wiki/Main_Page [2] https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-dx-prof-20181218/ [3] https://profilenegotiation.github.io/I-D-Accept--Schema/I-D-accept-schema [4] https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-dx-prof-conneg-20181218/ -- Karen Coyle [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600