- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:08:12 -0800
- To: Michael Smith <mike@w3.org> (tm)
- Cc: "public-html@w3.org" <public-html@w3.org>
On Nov 20, 2008, at 12:09 AM, Michael(tm) Smith wrote: > > Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, 2008-11-19 17:45 -0800: > >> 2) Mike's document is explicitly only for producers. But a >> conformance >> checker is a content consumer. Currently the main HTML5 spec includes >> conformance requirements for conformance checkers. It can't do this >> without >> defining what is a document conformance error and which are >> mandatory for a >> conformance checker to diagnose. > > It's conceivable that it (or another spec) could in fact define > requirements for conformance checkers while normatively > referencing another spec that normatively defines what a > conformant document is (and so what a document conformance error is). True, it is conceivable. But it seems likely to be very difficult and very error-prone. Regards, Maciej
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