- From: Philip TAYLOR <Philip-and-LeKhanh@Royal-Tunbridge-Wells.Org>
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:24:06 +0000
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- CC: "Dr. Olaf Hoffmann" <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>, public-html@w3.org
Ian Hickson wrote:
> In general, though, terms that are defined by the specification do not
> take on any meaning from the words used in their name. Just because
> something is called "interactive content" doesn't mean it's interactive,
> for example, unless the spec says it does.
I was unaware that Humpty Dumpty [1] had any role in
drafting the (draft) specification ...
Philip TAYLOR
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[1] `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said,
in rather a scornful tone, `it means
just what I choose it to mean --
neither more nor less.'
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