On 30 March 2016 at 16:39, Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com>
wrote:
> In addition to technical issues it is also interesting nothing that new
> developments
> in this space are likely to get limited support from the (browser)
> platform vendors:
> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2016Mar/0001.html
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> Apparently it is not enough to be the inventor of the Web and being
> knighted by the Queen
> to keep even the old stuff intact!
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A correction to this, firefox have confirmed that they WILL follow the TAG
recent advice and not deprecate any used functionality until there is a
suitable replacement.
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> Personally, I advocate for solutions that make third-party extensions of
> the Web (browser)
> architecture a reality because then you can iterate and experiment a bit
> before launching
> new schemes, regardless if it is a proprietary product or a standard-to-be.
>
> Anders
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