- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:11:51 +0000 (UTC)
- To: John Kemp <john.kemp@nokia.com>
- Cc: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>, www-tag@w3.org
On Fri, 21 Nov 2008, John Kemp wrote: > > All I was suggesting was that the exact same HTML5 language which is > being defined in the current HTML5 draft is put into a separate > document, describing only the actual language. I believe that is what > Michael has already attempted. > > I fail to see how that particular operation affects the possibility to > achieve well-defined specifications or interoperable implementations. Mike's document doesn't contain implementation requirements. I'm not sure how to extend Mike's pattern to a spec that also includes implementation requirements. For a simple example, consider <video src="">, whose implementation definition is deeply integrated with the definition of the HTMLMediaElement API. How would you separate the two cleanly? -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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