Re: FYI: HTML5 is a Proposed Recommendation

• From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 10:26:01 +0100
• To: Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org>
• CC: public-html-admin@w3.org
• Message-ID: <541953A9.6080000@gmail.com>

On 9/16/14 9:09 PM, Philippe Le Hegaret wrote:
> We're one step closer to the Recommendation but, in light of the
> normative reference policy [1], the HTML Working Group assumes that the
> URL spec will advance from its Working Draft status to a more stable
> status to ensure it is sufficiently stable for a normative reference.
> The Director is considering whether Working Draft status is sufficient
> for a normative reference from HTML5.

Would you please elaborate on why the WHATWG's URL spec (that was a 
normative reference in the CR and the draft PR) was not acceptable by 
the Director?

-Thanks, AB

Received on Wednesday, 17 September 2014 09:26:34 UTC