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

On 10/19/14 10:02 PM, Michael[tm] Smith wrote:
> Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com>, 2014-10-19 09:59 -0400:
>
>> (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.

(Huh? I'm on record for the opposite.)


> 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.

I think it is important to try to set expectations as accurately as 
possible and that ignoring past history doesn't seem like a useful strategy.

-Thanks, AB

Received on Monday, 20 October 2014 11:12:36 UTC