Re: HTML 5 and Distributed Extensibility

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:53:54 +0200, Peter Krantz <peter.krantz@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> What is the purpose of extending HTML 5 with custom elements?

The exact same as extending XHTML with custom elements.

> Can it be solved with RDFa which is on the agenda for
> inclusion in HTML 5 or is there a need for both?

Probably not. I actually think it's quite backwards: If we are able to  
solve extensibility in HTML 5 (through namespaces or whatever), RDFa comes  
along for the ride for free, just as well as all other extension languages.

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Received on Wednesday, 26 September 2007 09:41:56 UTC