- From: Chaals McCathie Nevile <chaals@yandex-team.ru>
- Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:01:42 +0200
- To: public-webapps@w3.org
On Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:21:10 +0200, Domenic Denicola <d@domenic.me> wrote: > From: Travis Leithead [mailto:travis.leithead@microsoft.com] > >> The purpose of the “Level 1” document is to serve as a stable reference >> for W3C specs that link to WebIDL. It contains a subset of the WebIDL >> syntax that is considered stable (as verified by interoperable tests). >> Implementations should not use the Level 1 document as a guide, but >> instead track changes to the editors draft. We expect to follow-up >> Level 1 with a Level 2 as additional editor’s draft syntax and behavior >> stabilizes, are implemented as part of other specs, and shown to be >> interoperable. > > Why is it acceptable for specs to reference a version of Web IDL that > nobody should implement? That's not what Travis describes. To restate his message above, the Level 1 spec is "what people already implement". The Level 2 editor's draft is "what you should look at if you want to make a new implementation with all the new stuff - but be aware that some if it is up for debate and might change". cheers -- Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex chaals@yandex-team.ru - - - Find more at http://yandex.com
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