Re: [whatwg] Latest proposal for offline web app API

On 9/21/07, Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> wrote:
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> Provide methods and/or properties for the following:
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> * Add a resource to the cache. The resource persists (it's a
>    permanent addition to the manifest.)


So if an update retrieves a new version of the manifest from the server,
what will happen to dynamically added resources?

Nondeterminism about which cache might be used to serve a given URI seems
highly undesirable to me. This could easily lead to interoperability
problems.

Rob
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