Re: Why splitting HTML5 into several specs has failed to work (Was: Request for clarification on HTML 5 publication status) from Simon Pieters on 2007-11-30 (public-html@w3.org from November 2007)

From: Simon Pieters <simonp@opera.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:34:23 +0100
To: "Julian Reschke" <julian.reschke@gmx.de>, "Anne van Kesteren" <annevk@opera.com>
Cc: "Ian Hickson" <ian@hixie.ch>, "HTML WG" <public-html@w3.org>
Message-ID: <op.t2l5nlk4idj3kv@hp-a0a83fcd39d2.palace.opera.no>

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:25:27 +0100, Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>  
wrote:

>>  Navigation depends on <a>, <area>, <link>, etc. Parsing depends on  
>> <script>. The HTML format depends on <script>, <a>, etc. Offline  
>> depends on parsing and navigation. And writing HTML depends on offline.  
>> This stuff has been said repeatedly on this mailing list already.
>
> That something *depends* on an element is not a problem. Is that so hard  
> to see?
>
> Problems arise if there are circular dependencies. Are there any?

    http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007JanMar/0096.html

-- 
Simon Pieters
Opera Software

Received on Friday, 30 November 2007 16:34:43 UTC