- From: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:12:03 -0500
- To: "public-html@w3.org WG" <public-html@w3.org>
Regarding this paragraph: "XHTML documents (XML documents using elements from the HTML namespace) that use the new features described in this specification and that are served over the wire (e.g. by HTTP) must be sent using an XML MIME type such as application/xml or application/xhtml+xml and must not be served as text/html." XHTML documents served as text/html result in interoperable behavior in typical cases, so that constraint is too strong. Please change it to "SHOULD be sent..." and "SHOULD NOT be served...". for reference: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/html5/ 24 August 2007 1.218 Fri Aug 24 22:56:42 2007 UTC and [[ 6. Guidance in the use of these Imperatives Imperatives of the type defined in this memo must be used with care and sparingly. In particular, they MUST only be used where it is actually required for interoperation or to limit behavior which has potential for causing harm (e.g., limiting retransmisssions) For example, they must not be used to try to impose a particular method on implementors where the method is not required for interoperability. ]] -- http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt -- Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
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