Re: [DOM] Name

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On Sep 5, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Charles Pritchard <chuck@jumis.com> wrote:

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> On Sep 5, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com> wrote:
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>> On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Charles Pritchard <chuck@jumis.com> wrote:
>>> On 9/4/11 6:39 AM, Anne van Kesteren wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:12:45 +0200, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>
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>>> The CfC to publish a new WD of DOM Core was blocked by this RfC. I will
>>> proceed with a  request to publish a new WD of DOM Core in TR/. The name DOM
>>> Core will be used for the upcoming WD. If anyone wants to propose a name
>>> change, please start a *new* thread.
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>>> Given that the specification replaces most of DOM2 and DOM3 I suggest we
>>> name it DOM4, including for the upcoming WD (or alternatively a WD we
>>> publish a couple of weeks later).
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>>> I propose calling it "Web Core".
>>> WC1 (Web Core version 1).
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>> WebCore is one of the major implementation components of WebKit.
>> Calling this spec Web Core might be confusing for folks who work on
>> WebKit.  It would be somewhat like calling a spec Presto.  :)
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> Or calling a browser "Chrome".
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> Web Core does implement web core, doesn't it?

Among a lot of other things e.g. SVG canvas and various html5 things

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