- From: Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:21:47 +0200
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- CC: public-html@w3.org
On 06.04.2010 22:10, Ian Hickson wrote: > ... >> Why not declare it where it's needed? > > The whole point here is to not have to define how you parse URLs in > the HTML spec. > ... Indeed. But defining these two productions doesn't require defining parsing; you simply build them from the more basic elements. > ... >> I think what's important is *compatibility*. Are the shipping UAs consistent >> with respect to this? That was the data I was looking for. > > I trust Larry and Martin will check for compatibility with legacy > documents when writing their parsing rules. That is what matters. > ... So is it #1 "I don't have the data" or #2 "I do have the data, but I'm not sharing it" ? > ... > I've no interest in debating the specifics in this mailing list, since > the whole point of the exercise is to move the specifics to another > standards organisation altogether. > ... Well, we're not there yet, and I was trying to understand what you think is required to get there. Best regards, Julian
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