Re: WebVTT signature

On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:34:46 +0100, David Singer <singer@apple.com> wrote:

> I also wonder whether it would be prudent to put a marker on this line,  
> for a version, in case we ever need to do something where the author  
> needs a v2 or greater implementation (and prefers nothing on a v1  
> implementation)

I think we should aim for never going there (just extend the format in  
backwards-compatible ways). However, if the future WebVTT maintainers want  
to break compat completely, it is possible to use a different signature  
(e.g. "WEBVTT2").

-- 
Simon Pieters
Opera Software

Received on Friday, 2 December 2011 13:51:57 UTC