- From: Douglas Rand <drand@sgi.com>
- Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 09:52:14 -0500
- To: neil@bigpic.com
- CC: www-style@w3.org
Neil St.Laurent wrote: > > > All good standards work *must*, not may, pay attention to what the > > real implementations are doing. Turning a blind eye is not an > > This makes it very difficult for new vendors to get in on the action > if the standards are basically being dictated by existing > implementations. So? There isn't a significant hurdle in just implementing all the functionality one needs to in order to be competative? You aren't talking a significant difference here IMO. > We are currently implementing CSS2 as it stands now and it > isunfortunate that by the time we release our product the standard > will be significantly changed in order to reflect current practices > and what is seen as acceptable. Not for the users, authors and developers who've already sweated blood. It is, IMO, fortunate that the standard will be changed so. Doug -- Doug Rand drand@sgi.com Silicon Graphics/SSO http://reality.sgi.com/drand Disclaimer: These are my views, SGI's views are in 3D
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