Re: [xhr] Questions on the future of the XHR spec, W3C snapshot

Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com>, 2014-10-19 09:59 -0400:
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> >c) Ship a TR based on the newest WHATWG version, reference WHATWG's Fetch spec throughout.
> 
> The staff does indeed permit normative references to WHATWG specs in
> WD and CR publications so that wouldn't be an issue for those types
> of snapshots. However, although the Normative Reference Policy [NRP]
> _appears_ to permit a Proposed REC and final REC to include a
> normative reference to a WHATWG spec, in my experience, in practice,
> it actually is _not_  permitted.

There's no prohibition against referencing WHATWG specs in RECs.

> (If someone can show me a PR and/or REC that includes a normative
> reference to a WHATWG spec, please let me know.)

If it's your goal to ensure that we actually do never have a PR or REC with
a normative reference to a WHATWG spec, the line of logic implied by that
statement would be a great way to help achieve that.

If Hallvord and the other editors of the W3C XHR spec want to reference the
Fetch spec, then they should reference the Fetch spec.

> As such, we could do c) but with respect to helping to set realistic
> expectations for spec that references such a version of XHR, I think
> the XHR spec should be clear (think "Warning!"), that because of the
> Fetch reference, the XHR spec might never get published beyond CR.

That's not necessary. Nor would it be helpful.

  --Mike

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