Re: [Bug 6684] Disregard of RFC 4329 and IANA MIME Media Types

Michael A. Puls II wrote:

 > [...]

> If it doesn't solve any problem ditch the RFC. 

Might I respectfully suggest the opposite approach ?

	If the RFC does not cause any intractable problems,
	then adopt it without hesitation.

Reasoning : RFCs were here long before HTML 5 was ever
dreamed of, and will be here (perhaps in a modified
form) long after HTML 5 is dead and forgotten.  They
do not exist as an academic exercise, but rather to
/ensure/ interoperability (which is one of the primary
raisons d'etre for HTML 5).  Therefore, if an RFC makes
a recommendation, HTML 5 (and all similar standards)
should adopt that RFC as a given.  If this results in
an intractable problem, then that problem should be raised
with the relevant RFC authorit{y|ies) rather than being
swept under the counter and the offending RFC ignored.

Philip TAYLOR