[Bug 18816] change lang declaration for HTML5 spec

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=18816

--- Comment #3 from John Foliot <john@foliot.ca> 2012-09-10 15:45:29 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> <sigh>, can we not just leave personal marks out of official specifications?
> it's like a dog pissing on a lamppost (not meant in offense, only as a simile).
> 
> there is a place for acknowledgements, if this isn't currently sufficient then
> it should be refactored in some way to give more credit to certain individuals
> based on contribution. perhaps a chronological list of editors would be
> beneficial as an information source?

+1

Do we have any evidence to suggest that adding this homage to Mr. Hickson
provides any tangible benefit? That any user agent will actually do anything
with this?

I would like to see this reverted to: <html lang="en-US"> please.

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Received on Monday, 10 September 2012 15:45:35 UTC