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- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:11:24 -0400
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hixie: update history for accuracy (whatwg r6495) http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/html5/spec/Overview.html?r1=1.5195&r2=1.5196&f=h http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=6494&to=6495 =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/public/html5/spec/Overview.html,v retrieving revision 1.5195 retrieving revision 1.5196 diff -u -d -r1.5195 -r1.5196 --- Overview.html 17 Aug 2011 21:51:35 -0000 1.5195 +++ Overview.html 17 Aug 2011 22:10:55 -0000 1.5196 @@ -1404,17 +1404,17 @@ hosted first at CERN, and then at the IETF.<p>With the creation of the W3C, HTML's development changed venue again. A first abortive attempt at extending HTML in 1995 known as HTML 3.0 then made way to a more pragmatic approach known as HTML - 3.2, which was completed in 1997. HTML4 followed, reaching - completion in 1998.<p>At this time, the W3C membership decided to stop evolving HTML - and instead begin work on an XML-based equivalent, called - XHTML. This effort started with a reformulation of HTML4 in XML, - known as XHTML 1.0, which added no new features except the new - serialization, and which was completed in 2000. After XHTML 1.0, the - W3C's focus turned to making it easier for other working groups to - extend XHTML, under the banner of XHTML Modularization. In parallel - with this, the W3C also worked on a new language that was not - compatible with the earlier HTML and XHTML languages, calling it - XHTML2.<p>Around the time that HTML's evolution was stopped in 1998, parts + 3.2, which was completed in 1997. HTML4 quicky followed later that + same year.<p>The following year, the W3C membership decided to stop evolving + HTML and instead begin work on an XML-based equivalent, called + XHTML. This effort + started with a reformulation of HTML4 in XML, known as XHTML 1.0, + which added no new features except the new serialization, and which + was completed in 2000. After XHTML 1.0, the W3C's focus turned to + making it easier for other working groups to extend XHTML, under the + banner of XHTML Modularization. In parallel with this, the W3C also + worked on a new language that was not compatible with the earlier + HTML and XHTML languages, calling it XHTML2.<p>Around the time that HTML's evolution was stopped in 1998, parts of the API for HTML developed by browser vendors were specified and published under the name DOM Level 1 (in 1998) and DOM Level 2 Core and DOM Level 2 HTML (starting in 2000 and culminating in
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