Re: w3process-ISSUE-124 (WHATWG-blacklist): Normative Reference policy should explicitly black list WHATWG specs [Normative Reference Policy] from David (Standards) Singer on 2014-10-07 (public-w3process@w3.org from October 2014)

From: David (Standards) Singer <singer@apple.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 09:32:49 -0700
To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
Cc: Daniel Glazman <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com>, public-w3process@w3.org
Message-id: <91E70A06-6B23-4B39-96E9-EDA934D54B48@apple.com>

On Oct 6, 2014, at 22:45 , Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> wrote:

>> It is just insulting hundreds of thousands of people.
> 
> It is insulting nobody.
> 

On Oct 6, 2014, at 19:56 , Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> wrote:

> I explained the reasoning behind this view in detail earlier. If you think 
> that reasoning is incorrect, the best way to convince me would be to 
> explain why, not just accurately describe it as "very narrow and 
> intentionally pejorative" (which is true, and rather the point).


So which is it?  Intentionally pejorative and insulting, or not?


David Singer
Manager, Software Standards, Apple Inc.

Received on Tuesday, 7 October 2014 16:33:28 UTC