- From: Niko Neugebauer <niko@nikoport.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:11:38 +0100 (WEST)
- To: "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>
I agree, it makes all sense to me. =O) Greetings, Niko > > Dear HTML Working Group, > > HTML5, comprising the Web Apps 1.0 and Web Forms 2.0 specifications, > is the product of many years of collaborative effort. It specifies > existing HTML4 markup and APIs with much clearer conformance criteria > for both implementations and documents. It specifies many useful > additions, in many cases drawing on features that have existed in > browser-based implementations for a long time. And it actively draws > on feedback from implementors and content authors. Therefore, we the > undersigned propose the following: > > - that the W3C HTML Working Group adops the WHAT Working Group's > HTML5 as the starting point for further HTML development > - that the W3C's next-generation HTML specification is officially > named "HTML 5" > - that Ian Hickson is named as editor for the W3C's HTML 5 > specification, to preserve continuity with the existing WHATWG effort > > If HTML5 is adopted as a starting point, the contents of the document > would still be up for review and revision, but we would start with > the existing text. A suitable next step might be a high-level review > of functionality added and removed relative to HTML4.01, followed by > focused discussion and review of individual topic areas, including > both content already in the spec and proposed new features. > Discussions should be guided by common principles along the lines of > <http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/ProposedDesignPrinciples> > > If the group is agreeable to these proposals, Apple, Mozilla and > Opera will agree to arrange a non-exclusive copyright assignment to > the W3 Consortium for HTML5 specifications. > > > L. David Baron, Mozilla Foundation > Lars Erik Bolstad, Opera Software ASA > Brendan Eich, Mozilla Foundation > Dave Hyatt, Apple Inc. > Håkon Wium Lie, Opera Software ASA > Maciej Stachowiak, Apple Inc. > > >
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