Re: Versioning and html[5]

Mike Schinkel wrote:
> Lachlan Hunt wrote:
>> Setting ultimatums about not making any changes whatsoever will not 
>> get us anywhere and if that's the case, we may as well all pack up and 
>> go home now!  I, and I'm sure many others too, have absolutely no 
>> interest in writing a spec that only defines how to handle future 
>> content, leaving today's content to rot.  If that's what you want, 
>> you're welcome to join the XHTML2 WG.  But in this group, we have real 
>> work to do.
> 
> Your replies come across very antagonistic, and I think they will only 
> result in less cooperation, not more. Maybe you might want to consider 
> less inflammatory wording?

I needed to express the seriousness of the situation.  Unfortunately, 
Microsoft's monopoly, and the fact that he is a co-chair of this WG, 
puts Chris Wilson and IE in a very dangerous and influential position 
that could, if he gets his way, seriously undermine the work of the 
HTMLWG, the WHATWG and the web standards community at large.

I do not intend to be overly antagonistic, but Chris Wilson and the IE 
team need to comprehend the situation, and understand that nothing good 
can come from their failure to co-operate reasonably.

-- 
Lachlan Hunt
http://lachy.id.au/

Received on Saturday, 14 April 2007 07:00:52 UTC