Re: Notice of CFC: Make previous versions of HTML and XHTML obsolete

On 19/07/2017 23:11, Katie Haritos-Shea GMAIL wrote:
> Leonie,
> 
> I think it would have been best, and I would have appreciated you receiving my answer to your response before finalizing this CFC, as, I was not satisfied with the responses to my objection.

We waited 24 hours after the CFC ended before posting our response, but 
we understand the point you're making.
> 
> HTML 5.0 is only 3 years old and 5.1 is less than 1.
> 

This is true. HTML5.1 is also a more accurate reflection of what works 
on the web today, and it fixes several of the errors uncovered in 
HTML5.0, so recommending (but not forcing) people to use it seems like a 
helpful thing to do.

> No, I do not agree, but I suppose I can object when it goes to the AC, which would be unfortunate. I am not certain that Knowbility will formally object, but there is no reason to obsolete the current 5.0 specs.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Léonie Watson [mailto:tink@tink.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:32 PM
> To: public-webapps@w3.org; public-html@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Notice of CFC: Make previous versions of HTML and XHTML obsolete
> 
> This is notice that this CFC is now closed. It received numerous positive responses, and two partial objections.
> 
> The CFC passed, but the response to the objections and other details can be found in the official notice:
> https://github.com/w3c/WebPlatformWG/issues/86#issuecomment-316506635
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> 
> 
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> On 11/07/2017 22:14, Léonie Watson wrote:
>> This is notice that a Call For Consensus (CFC) has been posted here:
>> https://github.com/w3c/WebPlatformWG/issues/86
>>
>> Please respond to the CFC by end of day on Tuesday 18th July 2017.
>>
>> Thank you.
> 

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