Re: Markdown Group - What set of goals?

On 19 November 2012 12:01, Karl Dubost <karld@opera.com> wrote:
> What would be the Markdown group goals?
>
> 1. Publish a technical note with the markup as originally defined by John Gruber. (low effort)
>
> 2. Publish a technical note with the original markup
>    + a cross section of what has been extended and supported elsewhere.
>       - needs a description of each extensions
>       - needs an interoperability report of these features
>       - decide what is in, what is out.
>
> 3. Publish a technical note with the implementation details for error recovery and parsing algorithm?
>
> 4. Something else?

Since (IMHO) the itch we want to scratch is around 2. above;
A base spec
   (more work here than first meets the eye)
Something (tbd) around extensions
    perhaps a review
    perhaps an interop something
    A resolution process perhaps?

It seems wrong to decide what is in / out.
  At most we could say a, b, c support this bit (perhaps with variants)

I'd add scope?
   Are we defining a syntax only?
   transforms (to what?)
   How to include some definition of semantics, which I think is needed.


regards




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