Re: [selectors-api] SVG WG Review of Selectors API from Anne van Kesteren on 2008-12-09 (www-svg@w3.org from December 2008)

From: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:28:32 +0100
To: Erik Dahlström <ed@opera.com>, "Lachlan Hunt" <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>, "Doug Schepers" <schepers@w3.org>
Cc: "public-webapps@w3.org" <public-webapps@w3.org>, www-svg <www-svg@w3.org>
Message-ID: <op.ulv1xum864w2qv@annevk-t60.oslo.opera.com>

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:12:11 +0100, Erik Dahlström <ed@opera.com> wrote:
> IMHO the spec is trying to require something that is not enforcable  
> anyway, and might as well not mention it, but instead just describe what  
> happens for all possible indata.

Valid SVG, valid XHTML, or valid HTML are not enforced (per  
specification), yet are RFC 2119 MUST requirements in their respective  
specifications. (Though in case of scripting MUST requires solving a  
certain unsolvable problem, so maybe MUST is not that appropriate...)

-- 
Anne van Kesteren
<http://annevankesteren.nl/>
<http://www.opera.com/>

Received on Tuesday, 9 December 2008 09:29:19 UTC