- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:46:54 -0700
- To: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
- Cc: Chris Wilson <Chris.Wilson@microsoft.com>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Apr 15, 2007, at 2:13 AM, Håkon Wium Lie wrote: > > AnneVK asked you a question about this: > > | Hi Chris, > | > | Do I understand it correctly that the following is your proposal > for HTML > | versioning: > | > | 1. Microsoft implements HTML5. > | 2. Microsoft ships an IE release which triggers "HTML5-mode" > | when a page uses <!doctype html5>. > | 3. Microsoft fixes bugs. > | 4. When more than 0.5% of the content out there uses > | <!doctype html5> Microsoft stops fixing bugs. > | 5. Back to step one incrementing the HTML version number by one. > | > | (Instead of <!doctype html5> some other identifier could have > been used of > | course, such as the suggested <!doctype html> or <!doctype > html><html > | version=5>, etc.) > > It would be helpful if you could comment on this. How many levels and > years do you think it will take before all implementations reach the > ideal goal? I asked basically the same question before Chris published his essay. I am assuming the answer is yes, this is what he means, but it would be nice to have a totally clear statement on this. Regards, Maciej
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