- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 08:10:09 -0700
- To: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>
- Cc: public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>, Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>, Adrian Bateman <adrianba@microsoft.com>, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>, Jacob Rossi <jrossi@microsoft.com>
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:32 AM, Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com> wrote: > On 9/5/11 3:34 PM, ext Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >> >> We should make these kinds of >> decisions *solely* on technical grounds. > > Well surely making decisions on technical grounds is important. However, it > seems a bit simplistic to consider it the only factor. (I seem to recall > some previous decisions were based, for example, on existing implementations > and deployments.) I consider those technical grounds. Existing implementation and deployment usually affects the viability of a feature. Even if you disagree on the particulars, it's clearly more technical than personal. There's a clear difference between that and an editor's personal attachment to their work. ~TJ
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