- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 15:40:18 -0700
- To: HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
three, probably minor, points... a) when I joined the HTML effort, reading the principles really helped me understand what was going on b) the principles are as much, or more, descriptive as they are prescriptive. particularly, they state that the majority of the group thinks this way, and that if you want to make progress, you'll need to take that into account. for example, the majority are pragmatic and will take significant notice of evidence and widespread successful practice. c) I am not clear why the design principles need to serve as anything more than a WG internal document, that helps newcomers and helps frame discussions. It's not a litmus test, and (we hope) has no real relevance as a document in its own right, except for the curious. But there does seem to be some desire to make it more formal and visible, and I don't object (though I am unclear as to why). -- David Singer Multimedia Standards, Apple Inc.
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