- From: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:02:02 -0700
- To: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
On Sep 3, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Dan Connolly wrote: > In 4.2.4 The link element: > > "The types of link indicated (the relationships) are given by the > value > of the rel attribute, which must be present, and must have a value > that > is a set of space-separated tokens. The allowed values and their > meanings are defined in a later section. If the rel attribute is > absent, > or if the values used are not allowed according to the definitions in > this specification, then the element does not define a link." > > If the rel attribute is absent, than the "must be present" constraint > is violated and the document doesn't conform. Why tell authors > anything in that case? > > Is this supposed to be marked as implementor advice? I think it's defining the semantics of a nonconforming case. Regards, Maciej
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