- From: Philip TAYLOR <Philip-and-LeKhanh@Royal-Tunbridge-Wells.Org>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:25:08 +0000
- To: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- CC: Larry Masinter <masinter@adobe.com>, Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>, Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Maciej Stachowiak wrote: > So I think experience since David's original email bears him out. It > does seem to make a difference whether or not the spec has an official > versioning hook. It doesn't prevent versioning mechanisms for bug > compatibility from being created, but it does limit their effectiveness > in producing anti-competitive side effects. Without wishing to over-simplify things, is this concern about "anti-competitive side effects" what lies at the heart of much of the opposition to versioning ? If so, it is a pity that this wasn't made explicit at the outset. Philip TAYLOR
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