Merge pull request #50 from ndw/lastcall-2025-03

Publish second last call drafts

Author: ndw

src/specifications.md

@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ XProc 3.1 is in “last call”. Version 3.1 fixes a few errata in the language
 specification and the standard step library. It also publishes a number of additional step
 libraries as finished specifications.
 
-Last call will last for at least a month (until 20 September 2024), after which
+Our first last call from August, 2024 revealed a number of small issues, so we
+have decided to publish a second last call.
+
+This last call will last for at least a month (until 18 April 2024), but most likelu
+until [MarkupUK 2025](https://markupuk.org/) after which
 time the final specifications will be published (unless additional last call
 periods are required).
 
@@ -23,11 +27,11 @@ If you have questions or comments about the last call drafts, please
 The core specification describes the syntax and semantics of the XProc 3.1
 language. The last call draft is available:
 
-* **[XProc 3.1 last call, 20 August 2024](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/xproc/)**: The
+* **[XProc 3.1 last call, 16 March 2025](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/xproc/)**: The
 editorial team believes that the core language specification is finished. We are
 unaware (at the time of publication) of any substantive issues. This draft is
 stable and will not be updated. Changes from 3.0 are summarized in
-[Appendix M](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/xproc/#changelog).
+[Appendix M](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/xproc/#changelog).
 
 ## Standard step libraries
 
@@ -36,22 +40,22 @@ last call drafts are stable and will not be updated.
 
 All implementations must implement the standard step libarary:
 
-* **[XProc 3.1 Standard Step Library last call, 20 August 2024](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/steps/)**: The editorial team believes that the standard step library specification is finished.
+* **[XProc 3.1 Standard Step Library last call, 16 March 2025](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/steps/)**: The editorial team believes that the standard step library specification is finished.
 We are unaware (at the time of publication) of any substantive issues.
 Changes from 3.0 are summarized in
-[Appendix F](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/steps/#changelog).
+[Appendix F](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/steps/#changelog).
 
 Support for these additional libraries is optional. Implementations are free to pick
 and choose which libraries they implement.
 
-* **[Dynamic pipeline execution (`p:run`)](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/run/)**: A step that runs pipelines constructed dynamically.
-* **[File steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/file/)**: Steps related to accessing files on a filesystem (rename, move, delete, etc.).
-* **[Operating system steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/os/)**: Steps related to accessing aspects of the underlying operating system (information about the system and the ability to execute commands on it).
-* **[Mail steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/mail/)**: Steps related to email.
-* **[Paged media steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/paged-media/)**: Steps related to producing paged media (for instance PDF files).
-* **[ Text steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/text/)**: Steps related to accessing text files (for instance Markdown).
-* **[ Validation steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/validation/)**: Steps related to validation of XML.
-* **[ Invisible XML](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2024-08/head/ixml/)**: Steps related to processing [Invisible XML](https://invisiblexml.org/).
+* **[Dynamic pipeline execution (`p:run`)](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/run/)**: A step that runs pipelines constructed dynamically.
+* **[File steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/file/)**: Steps related to accessing files on a filesystem (rename, move, delete, etc.).
+* **[Operating system steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/os/)**: Steps related to accessing aspects of the underlying operating system (information about the system and the ability to execute commands on it).
+* **[Mail steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/mail/)**: Steps related to email.
+* **[Paged media steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/paged-media/)**: Steps related to producing paged media (for instance PDF files).
+* **[ Text steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/text/)**: Steps related to accessing text files (for instance Markdown).
+* **[ Validation steps](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/validation/)**: Steps related to validation of XML.
+* **[ Invisible XML](https://spec.xproc.org/lastcall-2025-03/head/ixml/)**: Steps related to processing [Invisible XML](https://invisiblexml.org/).
 
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