Re: Should we Publish a Language Specification?

On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:09 AM, Michael(tm) Smith wrote:

>
> Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, 2008-11-19 17:45 -0800:
>
>> 2) Mike's document is explicitly only for producers. But a  
>> conformance
>> checker is a content consumer. Currently the main HTML5 spec includes
>> conformance requirements for conformance checkers. It can't do this  
>> without
>> defining what is a document conformance error and which are  
>> mandatory for a
>> conformance checker to diagnose.
>
> It's conceivable that it (or another spec) could in fact define
> requirements for conformance checkers while normatively
> referencing another spec that normatively defines what a
> conformant document is (and so what a document conformance error is).

True, it is conceivable. But it seems likely to be very difficult and  
very error-prone.

Regards,
Maciej