Hi, On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com> wrote: > > <...snip...> > > Agreed. I have no problem with authoring tools or servers producing UTF-8 > by default, as long as they explicitly flag it. In fact, HTML tooling > defaulting to UTF-8 would be great! But as I understand it, the proposal on > the table was to change the behavior of HTML consumers, and that I would > object to. > > Regards, > Maciej > > I dislike ALL implicit defaults in computer interfaces - they fail and are obscure. I suggest that claiming conformance to HTML5 means that you MUST always supply an explicit charset declaration on the Content-Type line - no confusion at all for older browsers and content management systems. Tying ANY implicit charset default to DOCTYPE of HTML5 would be obscure and actually impair interoperability. Cheers, - Ira Ira McDonald (Musician / Software Architect) Chair - Linux Foundation Open Printing WG Blue Roof Music/High North Inc email: blueroofmusic@gmail.com winter: 579 Park Place Saline, MI 48176 734-944-0094 summer: PO Box 221 Grand Marais, MI 49839 906-494-2434
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