- From: Aryeh Gregor <Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:52:06 -0500
- To: Joe D Williams <joedwil@earthlink.net>
- Cc: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@mit.edu>, John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu>, public-html@w3.org
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Joe D Williams <joedwil@earthlink.net> wrote: > You ask about how the spec would change anything? How did offering <img> > affect evolution of the WWW. <img> was invented by Mosaic and copied by other browsers for compatibility: http://diveintomark.org/archives/2009/11/02/why-do-we-have-an-img-element I don't know why it's relevant. It's an illustration of the principle that in real life, implementers make the decisions, not spec writers. In fact, the entire history of HTML5 is a testament to that fact. Adding something to the spec when Apple refuses to support it is not going to change anything.
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