- From: Leif Halvard Silli <lhs@malform.no>
- Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:04:15 +0200
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- CC: Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Ian Hickson 2008-09-03 06.40: > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Leif Halvard Silli wrote: >> >> Plan B: >> >> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC> >> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC ""> >> >> Rationale: One DOCTYPE, disguised as two. The simplest way to cater for >> all needs without creating confusion. > > We're not adding seven characters to the DOCTYPE just to cater for old > software that won't even be a concern by the time the spec is done. That's > just not sensible language design. Would you have suggested to simply use <!DOCTYPE>, if that was the shortest string that triggered strict mode? (IE6 does not require more than that!) -- leif halvard silli
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