Re: Fwd: Polyglot Markup Formal Objection Rationale

On 2012-11-05 09:00, Glenn Adams wrote:
> To a certain extent, using the terms "normative" and "non-normative" with
> regard to publishing W3C documents is a mis-nomer. The W3C does not label
> documents as normative or non-normative. It labels them as REC or NOTE.

Yes, that is why I very clearly separated the two arguments.  The 
document itself claims to express normative criteria, which I disagree with.

> What determines if such a document is normative or not is not related to
> what the document calls itself, it relates to how other specifications
> (whether published by W3C or not) refer to it. A NOTE can be referenced as
> a normative document and a REC can be referenced as a non-normative
> document.
>
> So I suggest you de-focus on the notion of normativity, and instead simply
> focus on the advantages or disadvantages of using either REC or NOTE
> approach.

I don't think so. It's important to address both issues.

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