- From: Magnus Kristiansen <magnusrk+w3c@pvv.org>
- Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:10:03 +0200
- To: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
- Cc: "Chris Wilson" <Chris.Wilson@microsoft.com>
On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:42:45 +0200, Chris Wilson <Chris.Wilson@microsoft.com> wrote: > I'm also being realistic - we will not get standards 100% right. > (Neither will anyone else, I would guess.) Because being > backward-compatible is a tenet for us, we will have to require authors > to opt in to correct behavior. New version numbers will automatically > be opted in. The question many people ask is, when will it end? Authors supposedly opted in to standards by using a valid doctype, but now that isn't enough. If browsers get things wrong, won't that lead to needing a new opt-in to be compatible with HTML5 when HTML6 comes around? -- Magnus Kristiansen "Don't worry; the Universe IS out to get you."
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