- From: Magnus Kristiansen <magnusrk+w3c@pvv.org>
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:15:56 +0200
- To: Alfonso MartÃnez de Lizarrondo <amla70@gmail.com>, "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:18:44 +0200, Alfonso MartÃnez de Lizarrondo <amla70@gmail.com> wrote: > Let's analyze the situation: > You've built a web page, it's rendered correctly and works properly in > all the current browsers. > IE.next is released with a new standards mode, there are some > possibilities: > > 1.Your page did relied on a bug and it's fixed in the new IE. > 1.a If the opt-in is automatic for every new release then your page > now is broken and you must check and fix it. > 1.b If you must set the opt-in for the new standards mode then your > page will remain fine until you add the opt-in and fix the problems. > > 2. Your page didn't relied on any bug fixed in IE.next. No matter if > there's an opt-in or not, no matter if there's a new Standards mode or > not, everything works fine and everybody is happy. 2.b The page didn't bother making a complex workaround for a missing feature / non-fatal bug. IE.next fixed this, but nobody benefits from it because the author has to make a manual opt-in. -- Magnus Kristiansen "Don't worry; the Universe IS out to get you."
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