- From: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 23:57:30 +0100
- To: "Alexey Feldgendler" <alexeyf@opera.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
Also sprach Alexey Feldgendler:
> > And to summarize that discussion: some people think the proposal goes
> > against the requirement for backwards compatibility, other think it's
> > too late to introduce it, and some think the syntax is so compelling
> > that the costs could be worth it.
> >
> > I'm in the last category, but -- after reading the discussion -- it
> > seems that consensus will be out of reach for now. Let's keep it in
> > mind for HTML6.
>
> When time comes to develop HTML6, exactly the same argument will be valid,
> and exactly the same considerations would lead to it being kept in mind
> for HTML7. Therefore, the only two reasonable choices are now or never.
If so, I'd vote "now". I think the cost is managable, at least if we
expect html to be edited by hand for the next 100 years or so.
-h&kon
Håkon Wium Lie CTO °þe®ª
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