Re: Extension spec for hgroup (Was: Re: Getting HTML5 to Recommendation in 2014)

On 2012-09-25 14:44, Henri Sivonen wrote:
> ...
> In other words, on this point, we currently have interoperability
> across the board. Changing the spec here would move us further from
> interoperability and, therefore, further from exiting the CR.
>
> The same consideration applies to *any* change to the “Parsing HTML
> documents” section. If it was allowed to progress on the REC track as
> an individual item, we could declare REC on the parsing algorithm
> *today* with 4 independent interoperable browser implementations.
> Therefore, instead of raising these points repeatedly about various
> individual parser changes as side effects of other proposals, I’d like
> to ask the Chairs to pre-emptively exclude the parsing section from
> removals or additions of elements for the HTML5 snapshot.
> ...

Optimally, the parser never ever needs to change again, right?

Best regards, Julian

Received on Tuesday, 25 September 2012 13:22:45 UTC