XHTML 1.0: Appendix C normative?

From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:23:57 +0200 To: www-html@w3.org Cc: www-html-editor@w3.org Message-ID: <kan3tt4jekijl36aul0kkcf1ja3iugo0up@4ax.com> · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.2.0+W3C-0.50 : Tuesday, 27 March 2012 18:17:10 GMT

Hi,

   Since Appendix C ("HTML Compatibility Guidelines") defines mandatory
requirements for text/html delivery of XHTML documents ([1]) it should
be normative. Why isn't it? Won't XHTML documents not following Appendix
C but delivering as text/html have an excuse for this, since it is just
informative?

[1] mandatory through normative section 5.1, I believe; this is btw.
    contrary to section 5, where which states "... there is no
    requirement for XHTML 1.0 documents to be compatible with existing
    user agents ..."

regards,
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