Re: HTML interpreter vs. HTML user agent

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net> wrote:
> Ian Hickson wrote:
>> Could you elaborate on how this doesn't work with the rules in HTML5? (Or
>> rather, with the rules in Adam's ID?)
>
> That resource is served with a text/plain mime type, and therefore should
> not be treated as a feed.

Perhaps we should change the algorithm to consider these documents to be feeds.

> At the present time, both IE8 and Firefox treat that document as a feed.
> My assessment is that Firefox will continue to follow IE's lead in this
> area, but I will gladly defer to those who actually work on the product.

That sounds like another argument for changing the algorithm.

Adam