[Bug 8479] http content-type override mandatory for <object>

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8479





--- Comment #3 from Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com>  2009-12-13 11:03:29 ---
> Actually, the alternate behavior already was implemented, and backed out
> because of *some* sites. AFAIR, Jonas said that it might be possible to revert
> that change by applying sufficient evangelism.

He says he's not willing to do it unless someone shows him compatibility data. 
Do you have compatibility data?

> Also, this is not being vague. This is about allowing exactly two behaviors, of
> which one currently *seems* to be necessary, and the other one would be
> consistent with HTML4 and the web architecture in general (authoritative
> metadata). 

My understanding is the HTML4 compatibility is irrelevant.  You're right that
your suggesting something that's vague in that it allows two possibilities: one
that matches reality and one that's a pleasant fiction.

> How is this different from the approach in draft-abarth-mime-sniff, which also
> allows both strategies?

HTML5 requires the sniffing part of draft-abarth-mime-sniff.  The alternate
mode is for non-HTML user agents, like SIP phones.  In this case, we're talking
about how to interpret an HTML element, which isn't that interesting for SIP
phones.


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