From ef99736379b9bd8b05ea338ddacc0bfe4318ee22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Young Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:57:44 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Add initial in memoriam text for @gkellogg. --- ack-script/acknowledgements.html | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html index 48989562..f9ee401e 100644 --- a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html +++ b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html @@ -1,5 +1,16 @@

Acknowledgements

+ +

In Memoriam

+

Gregg Kellogg was a central figure in the story of JSON-LD. He worked + tirelessly on JSON-LD specifications until his death on September 6th, 2025. + Gregg’s passion for solving hard problems with finesse was only exceeded by + his willingness to work with others on arriving at that destination. The + JSON-LD community will be forever grateful for Gregg’s consistent, careful, + and kindly delivered contributions throughout JSON-LD’s most formative + days.

+ +

Contributions

The editors would like to specially thank the following individuals for making significant contributions to the authoring and editing of this specification: From 637a3b133669b7a75cff2142bdb94315514c4c71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Young Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:18:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Add @TallTed contributions (from email). --- ack-script/acknowledgements.html | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html index f9ee401e..66b9a651 100644 --- a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html +++ b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@

Acknowledgements

In Memoriam

Gregg Kellogg was a central figure in the story of JSON-LD. He worked - tirelessly on JSON-LD specifications until his death on September 6th, 2025. + tirelessly on JSON-LD and many other specifications for more than a decade, right up until his death on September 6th, 2025. Gregg’s passion for solving hard problems with finesse was only exceeded by - his willingness to work with others on arriving at that destination. The - JSON-LD community will be forever grateful for Gregg’s consistent, careful, - and kindly delivered contributions throughout JSON-LD’s most formative + his willingness to work with and encourage others toward reaching that destination. The + JSON-LD and greater Linked Data communities will be forever grateful for Gregg’s consistent, careful, + and kindly delivered contributions through their most formative days.

Contributions

From cfd5d7162f5a87df48d4e2eecf3ca7515ad162f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BigBlueHat Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:23:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Incorporate @davidlehn suggestions. Co-authored-by: David I. Lehn --- ack-script/acknowledgements.html | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html index 66b9a651..bb51ee4b 100644 --- a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html +++ b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html @@ -5,10 +5,10 @@

In Memoriam

Gregg Kellogg was a central figure in the story of JSON-LD. He worked tirelessly on JSON-LD and many other specifications for more than a decade, right up until his death on September 6th, 2025. Gregg’s passion for solving hard problems with finesse was only exceeded by - his willingness to work with and encourage others toward reaching that destination. The - JSON-LD and greater Linked Data communities will be forever grateful for Gregg’s consistent, careful, - and kindly delivered contributions through their most formative - days.

+ his willingness to collaborate with and encourage others in reaching that destination. The + JSON-LD and broader Linked Data communities will be forever grateful for Gregg’s consistent, careful, + and kindly delivered contributions during their most formative + years.

Contributions

From ae99d80b10075150db27c48b27c550cee07f56d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BigBlueHat Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:37:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Apply suggestions from code review. Thanks @TallTed. Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- ack-script/acknowledgements.html | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html index bb51ee4b..dc37a1df 100644 --- a/ack-script/acknowledgements.html +++ b/ack-script/acknowledgements.html @@ -3,16 +3,17 @@

Acknowledgements

In Memoriam

Gregg Kellogg was a central figure in the story of JSON-LD. He worked - tirelessly on JSON-LD and many other specifications for more than a decade, right up until his death on September 6th, 2025. - Gregg’s passion for solving hard problems with finesse was only exceeded by - his willingness to collaborate with and encourage others in reaching that destination. The - JSON-LD and broader Linked Data communities will be forever grateful for Gregg’s consistent, careful, - and kindly delivered contributions during their most formative - years.

+ tirelessly on JSON-LD and many other specifications for more than a decade, + right up until his death on September 6th, 2025. Gregg’s passion for solving + hard problems with finesse was only exceeded by his willingness to collaborate + with and encourage others in reaching that destination. The JSON-LD and + broader Linked Data communities will be forever grateful for Gregg’s + consistent, careful, and kindly delivered contributions during their most + formative years.

Contributions

- The editors would like to specially thank the following individuals for making significant + The editors would like to especially thank the following individuals for making significant contributions to the authoring and editing of this specification: