- From: Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:48:50 +0200
- To: Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>
- Cc: public-html@w3.org
Maciej Stachowiak, Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:41:59 -0700: > let's take extended discussion of the WHATWG and its history off of > the public-html list. +1 > Mentioning the existence of the WHATWG spec was > somewhat relevant to the thread, +1 And it is interesting that Tab's off-list message had one answer to Steve's question: Steve Faulkner, Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:35:53 +0100: > Hi Jonas, > >>So we should state that if anything is left undefined in the authors >>document, but the HTML5 spec defines normative requirements, then the >>HTML5 specs normative requirements are the ones that apply. > > > What is to be done about differences in normative requirements > between HTML5 and the HTML living standard? > > which one is authoritative in case of conflict? What I think we can also say is that it is likely to be easier to handle normative questions that could arrise w.r.t. specificiations that this WG produce - unlike with a competing spec from another WG, we have the power to keep our own documents in sync. It is only technicalities when they are not. -- Leif Halvard Silli
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