- From: Jonas Sicking <jonas@sicking.cc>
- Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 11:41:00 -0700
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
Philip & Le Khanh wrote: > Jonas Sicking wrote: >> Personally I'm very interested in how people use HTML4 today, because >> I think largely they are going to keep using HTML5 the same way. If we >> propose something that goes against what people are doing today, I >> suspect it won't be used nearly as much as if we suggest something >> that aids and enhances their current use practices. Granted, that is >> just a hunch and I might be wrong. > > There are, I believe, two reasons why the web community at large > might adopt HTML 5 : (1)~Because it's fashionable so to do > (cf.~XHTML); (2)~Because it has something to offer. XHTML > seemingly had very little to offer, yet the web world went > wide (sorry about the alliteration) about it (at least, they > started using XHTML doctypes and < ... /> constructs). > > We have the opportunity to ensure that HTML 5 /does/ have > something to offer, and if we can do that, it will become > /very/ fashionable to use it. So let's work together to > that end : let's ensure that HTML 5 has something beneficial > to offer, then sit back and wait for nature to take its course. Agreed 100%. Have you looked at the WA1 spec, it's got some pretty cool stuff in there. Lets add more to it! / Jonas
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