[Bug 16976] New: i18n-ISSUE-111: note historical origin of lastModified format

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16976

           Summary: i18n-ISSUE-111: note historical origin of lastModified
                    format
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT
            Status: NEW
          Severity: trivial
          Priority: P2
         Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson)
        AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch
        ReportedBy: addison@lab126.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org


3.1.3 Resource metadata management
http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/dom.html#resource-metadata-management

The 'lastModified' value uses the "MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm:ss" format. It's not clear
if this is done for historical/compatibility reasons (it is, isn't it?) and
there should be a reference to why this particular format is wanted.

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Received on Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:12:57 UTC