Re: proposal: have W3C HTML5 reference dated WHATWG URL standard rather than W3C copy from Brian Kardell on 2014-09-26 (public-html@w3.org from September 2014)

From: Brian Kardell <bkardell@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:28:46 -0400
To: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
Cc: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@annevk.nl>, Jirka Kosek <jirka@kosek.cz>, David Baron <dbaron@mozilla.com>, Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>, Tantek Çelik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu>, Robin Berjon <robin@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CADC=+jfY2rihdFKC1iofetDwbTzpd9-RfDyuifM_qzRZgW-DZA@mail.gmail.com>

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Personally I would prefer if WHATWG and W3C can publish exactly same
document on bothwhatwg.organdw3c.org. I mean exactly same (maybe except
visual style) so no additional editorial effort on W3C side will be needed.
Personally I don't feel that WHATWG is currently enough stable and open
body (seehttps://whatwg.org/charter) to provide long term archival place
for specifications.
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Hosting an exact copy of a snapshot for reference and archival purposes at
w3c doesn't appear to bother anyone as far as I can tell, the concern is
with unnecessary forking.  Seems sensible, does that make you feel better
about it?

Received on Friday, 26 September 2014 12:29:14 UTC