[Bug 8784] politics in <param> example

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=8784


Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED
         Resolution|NEEDSINFO                   |




--- Comment #10 from Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>  2010-02-23 12:23:21 ---
(In reply to comment #9)
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> Status: Did Not Understand Request
> Change Description: no spec change
> Rationale: Could you be specific about which concern is not addressed?
> 
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The specific concern was:

"A *typical* example would have fallback content with instructions where to
find
the plugin. Also, changing this not to mention a *specific* plugin probably
would be good as well."

The text currently says:

    This page requires the use of a proprietary technology. Since you
    have not installed the software product required to view this
    page, you should try visiting another site that instead uses open
    vendor-neutral technologies.

which I don't think is a good example -- why would a page *ever* want to
display this as fall back text, unless for the purpose of an anti-plugin
agenda?

A more realistic example would be

    This page requires the use of FOOBAR technology. Since you
    have not installed the FOOBAR plugin required to view this
    page, you should try installing it, it's a available from...


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